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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,444 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2006, and 1,735 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2005 (1,404), and casualties rose from 1,708.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,444
Up 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,735
Up 2% on 2005
Fatal collisions
13
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2006

0.9% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious19113%
  • Slight1,24086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.7%
  • Serious20612%
  • Slight1,51687%

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. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,444, up 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 1,444
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday204 (14%)
  • Tuesday196 (14%)
  • Wednesday212 (15%)
  • Thursday229 (16%)
  • Friday247 (17%)
  • Saturday196 (14%)
  • Sunday160 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5964 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5939 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59158 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59201 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59294 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59374 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59206 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (6.8%)
  • February112 (7.8%)
  • March117 (8.1%)
  • April99 (6.9%)
  • May131 (9.1%)
  • June120 (8.3%)
  • July107 (7.4%)
  • August135 (9.3%)
  • September141 (9.8%)
  • October127 (8.8%)
  • November133 (9.2%)
  • December124 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,002 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit345 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit52 (3.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,116 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds201 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry998 (69%)
  • Wet or damp428 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (1%)
  • 30 mph1,166 (81%)
  • 40 mph126 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph14 (1%)
  • 60 mph46 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph77 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,218 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (10%)
  • Roundabout39 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant709 (41%)
  • Pedestrian380 (22%)
  • Bus or coach occupant238 (14%)
  • Cyclist199 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant46 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2%)
  • 6 to 1059 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1594 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20188 (11%)
  • 21 to 25192 (11%)
  • 26 to 35320 (18%)
  • 36 to 45291 (17%)
  • 46 to 55215 (12%)
  • 56 to 65132 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4%)
  • Over 75127 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider844 (49%)
  • Passenger511 (29%)
  • Pedestrian380 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,485 (61%)
  • Bus or coach279 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle205 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes167 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle122 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car83 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 14th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2006

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2006, with 168 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2006

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2006: 121, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8121138226
2ndA7809108
3rdA900546309
4thA71535614
5thA90516816
6thA720507407
7thA1475109
8thA702394318
9thM8265001
10thA199243201
11thA70233505
12thB701212704
13thA68202401
14thA901202114
15thA902162001
16thB900131300
17thA700121303
18thA701121400
19thB901111100
20thA8000101402

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2006

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2006: 1,211.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2006

EH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2006: 122.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2006, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years