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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,299 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2008, and 1,548 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2007 (1,332), and casualties fell from 1,591.

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

Collisions in 2008
1,299
Down 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,548
Down 3% on 2007
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2008

1% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious16313%
  • Slight1,12386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious17011%
  • Slight1,36588%

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. 2008 is highlighted, with 1,299, down 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 1,299
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday191 (15%)
  • Tuesday209 (16%)
  • Wednesday231 (18%)
  • Thursday185 (14%)
  • Friday202 (16%)
  • Saturday164 (13%)
  • Sunday117 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59143 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59214 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59237 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59362 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59193 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (7.8%)
  • February108 (8.3%)
  • March117 (9%)
  • April97 (7.5%)
  • May93 (7.2%)
  • June110 (8.5%)
  • July95 (7.3%)
  • August132 (10%)
  • September117 (9%)
  • October124 (9.5%)
  • November107 (8.2%)
  • December98 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight957 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit291 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds940 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds192 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Other35 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded50 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry873 (67%)
  • Wet or damp395 (30%)
  • Frost or ice21 (1.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph1,044 (80%)
  • 40 mph111 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph29 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph29 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph61 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,004 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway190 (15%)
  • Roundabout39 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant633 (41%)
  • Pedestrian362 (23%)
  • Cyclist191 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant167 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1054 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1577 (5%)
  • 16 to 20138 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 25161 (10%)
  • 26 to 35311 (20%)
  • 36 to 45253 (16%)
  • 46 to 55195 (13%)
  • 56 to 65113 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7587 (5.6%)
  • Over 7585 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded33 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider761 (49%)
  • Passenger425 (27%)
  • Pedestrian362 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,351 (62%)
  • Bus or coach223 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle197 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes166 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle102 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car62 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle40 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 13th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2008

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2008, with 117 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2008

The A7 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2008: 77, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA77792210
2ndA8637208
3rdA71546609
4thA1505602
5thA90455317
6thA720436202
7thA900343705
8thA702294007
9thB701284014
10thA70263216
11thM8254810
12thA901212413
13thA68172404
14thA6095161601
15thA902151801
16thA199131502
17thA700121401
18thB6415121300
19thA701101100
20thB9007804

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2008

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2008: 1,107.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2008

EH11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2008: 120.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years