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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,544 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2004, and 1,789 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2003 (1,461), and casualties rose from 1,741.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 74,538 collisions in the City of Edinburgh.

Collisions in 2004
1,544
Up 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,789
Up 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
10% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2004

0.5% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious15710%
  • Slight1,37989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.4%
  • Serious1629.1%
  • Slight1,61990%

City of Edinburgh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the City of Edinburgh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,575 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,544, up 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 1,544
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025469593
2024481610
2023450552
2022507615
2021482576
2020436506
2019728877
2018768940
20179071,083
20161,1431,348
20151,1111,323
20141,2591,471
20131,1591,369
20121,1631,372
20111,1811,372
20101,1791,394
20091,1931,403
20081,2991,548
20071,3321,591
20061,4441,735
20051,4041,708
20041,5441,789
20031,4611,741
20021,6601,982
20011,7742,137
20001,8912,366
19991,9382,373
19982,0592,446
19971,9872,408
19962,0142,454
19951,8552,209
19942,0772,496
19931,9652,332
19922,0932,538
19912,1112,555
19902,2642,749
19892,3062,766
19882,1372,567
19872,0432,498
19862,1442,601
19852,3522,892
19842,3902,896
19832,3822,861
19822,3962,979
19812,5113,113
19802,5753,175
19792,5143,256

When and where crashes happen in the City of Edinburgh in 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday221 (14%)
  • Tuesday210 (14%)
  • Wednesday238 (15%)
  • Thursday258 (17%)
  • Friday241 (16%)
  • Saturday213 (14%)
  • Sunday163 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59168 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59211 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59335 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59409 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59230 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January135 (8.7%)
  • February121 (7.8%)
  • March130 (8.4%)
  • April129 (8.4%)
  • May135 (8.7%)
  • June126 (8.2%)
  • July96 (6.2%)
  • August145 (9.4%)
  • September117 (7.6%)
  • October146 (9.5%)
  • November132 (8.5%)
  • December132 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,083 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit372 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit53 (3.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,205 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds221 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded32 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,029 (67%)
  • Wet or damp495 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.7%)
  • Snow8 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph1,256 (81%)
  • 40 mph125 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph27 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph48 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph69 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,343 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout30 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant711 (40%)
  • Pedestrian431 (24%)
  • Bus or coach occupant260 (15%)
  • Cyclist164 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (7%)
  • Van occupant45 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1047 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 15116 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20158 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 25175 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35336 (19%)
  • 36 to 45322 (18%)
  • 46 to 55177 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 65168 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 75103 (5.8%)
  • Over 75105 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded43 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider831 (46%)
  • Passenger527 (29%)
  • Pedestrian431 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,626 (63%)
  • Bus or coach332 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes174 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle170 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle131 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car82 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the City of Edinburgh ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 15th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2004

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2004, with 202 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2004

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2004: 154, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8154170110
2ndA7738619
3rdA71637908
4thA905878010
5thA1546704
6thA702454705
7thA720426010
8thA900414305
9thB701293703
10thA70283601
11thA68233002
12thA902212402
13thA901192103
14thM8192203
15thA199141700
16thB6415141600
17thB900131303
18thA8000121902
19thA1140111301
20thB702101002

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2004

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2004: 1,335.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2004

EH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2004: 149.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years