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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,332 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2007, and 1,591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2006 (1,444), and casualties fell from 1,735.

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

Collisions in 2007
1,332
Down 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,591
Down 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2007

0.5% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious17913%
  • Slight1,14786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious18712%
  • Slight1,39888%

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. 2007 is highlighted, with 1,332, down 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 1,332
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday192 (14%)
  • Tuesday191 (14%)
  • Wednesday200 (15%)
  • Thursday227 (17%)
  • Friday229 (17%)
  • Saturday172 (13%)
  • Sunday121 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59155 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59193 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59283 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59341 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (7.6%)
  • February101 (7.6%)
  • March121 (9.1%)
  • April113 (8.5%)
  • May113 (8.5%)
  • June106 (8%)
  • July112 (8.4%)
  • August127 (9.5%)
  • September108 (8.1%)
  • October101 (7.6%)
  • November115 (8.6%)
  • December114 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight972 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit296 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit35 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,083 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry995 (75%)
  • Wet or damp317 (24%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,091 (82%)
  • 40 mph94 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph24 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph43 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph68 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,098 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (12%)
  • Roundabout34 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant633 (40%)
  • Pedestrian361 (23%)
  • Bus or coach occupant202 (13%)
  • Cyclist176 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1052 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1566 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20147 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 25194 (12%)
  • 26 to 35316 (20%)
  • 36 to 45294 (18%)
  • 46 to 55176 (11%)
  • 56 to 65131 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7578 (4.9%)
  • Over 7586 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider790 (50%)
  • Passenger440 (28%)
  • Pedestrian361 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,416 (62%)
  • Bus or coach230 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle181 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes154 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle140 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car69 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle29 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 14th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2007

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2007, with 130 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2007

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2007: 94, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA89410207
2ndA76372013
3rdA900607319
4thA1556018
5thA720557907
6thA71486309
7thA90435304
8thA702344904
9thA70303814
10thA901263305
11thA902222506
12thA68213403
13thB701182302
14thA6095172102
15thB900151913
16thB6415141801
17thA199121601
18thM8121300
19thA701111300
20thA610691402

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2007

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2007: 1,137.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2007

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2007: 112.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2007, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years