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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,404 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2005, and 1,708 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2004 (1,544), and casualties fell from 1,789.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,404
Down 9% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,708
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2005

0.4% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious16712%
  • Slight1,23188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious18411%
  • Slight1,51889%

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. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,404, down 9% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 1,404
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday184 (13%)
  • Tuesday231 (16%)
  • Wednesday232 (17%)
  • Thursday210 (15%)
  • Friday249 (18%)
  • Saturday184 (13%)
  • Sunday114 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59164 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59199 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59288 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59354 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59211 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January107 (7.6%)
  • February114 (8.1%)
  • March93 (6.6%)
  • April107 (7.6%)
  • May119 (8.5%)
  • June117 (8.3%)
  • July110 (7.8%)
  • August112 (8%)
  • September116 (8.3%)
  • October130 (9.3%)
  • November134 (9.5%)
  • December145 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight962 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit355 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit53 (3.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,137 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds172 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry977 (70%)
  • Wet or damp402 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1%)
  • Snow11 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph1,160 (83%)
  • 40 mph88 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph26 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph53 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph60 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,223 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout31 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant737 (43%)
  • Pedestrian418 (24%)
  • Bus or coach occupant225 (13%)
  • Cyclist166 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1059 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1576 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20185 (11%)
  • 21 to 25208 (12%)
  • 26 to 35325 (19%)
  • 36 to 45293 (17%)
  • 46 to 55165 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 65122 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 75104 (6.1%)
  • Over 75115 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider798 (47%)
  • Passenger492 (29%)
  • Pedestrian418 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,498 (64%)
  • Bus or coach286 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle173 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes169 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle101 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car62 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the City of Edinburgh ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 17th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2005

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2005, with 154 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2005

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2005: 121, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8121143013
2ndA1637404
3rdA7607306
4thA900566406
5thA71425202
6thA90395313
7thA720365413
8thA702343803
9thA70283705
10thB701283204
11thA901222403
12thA68202501
13thM8162500
14thA199151812
15thA8000152800
16thB6415151901
17thA902143012
18thB900141700
19thA700111201
20thA701111703

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2005

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2005: 1,189.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2005

EH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2005: 128.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2005, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years