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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,193 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2009, and 1,403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2008 (1,299), and casualties fell from 1,548.

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

Collisions in 2009
1,193
Down 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,403
Down 9% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
11% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2009

0.5% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious13611%
  • Slight1,05188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious14110%
  • Slight1,25589%

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. 2009 is highlighted, with 1,193, down 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 1,193
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (13%)
  • Tuesday186 (16%)
  • Wednesday190 (16%)
  • Thursday182 (15%)
  • Friday218 (18%)
  • Saturday150 (13%)
  • Sunday110 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59183 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59319 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59201 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (9.4%)
  • February68 (5.7%)
  • March85 (7.1%)
  • April86 (7.2%)
  • May97 (8.1%)
  • June108 (9.1%)
  • July115 (9.6%)
  • August108 (9.1%)
  • September104 (8.7%)
  • October88 (7.4%)
  • November121 (10%)
  • December101 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight874 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit272 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds877 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other40 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded36 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry783 (66%)
  • Wet or damp355 (30%)
  • Frost or ice41 (3.4%)
  • Snow12 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph952 (80%)
  • 40 mph118 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph24 (2%)
  • 60 mph18 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph54 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway994 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout45 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant595 (42%)
  • Pedestrian277 (20%)
  • Cyclist208 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant157 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1045 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1548 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20145 (10%)
  • 21 to 25165 (12%)
  • 26 to 35256 (18%)
  • 36 to 45245 (17%)
  • 46 to 55177 (13%)
  • 56 to 65127 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7578 (5.6%)
  • Over 7582 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider751 (54%)
  • Passenger375 (27%)
  • Pedestrian277 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,298 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle213 (10%)
  • Bus or coach195 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes138 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle103 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car65 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle41 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 15th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2009

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2009, with 120 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2009

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2009: 72, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA87282010
2ndA90597308
3rdA7414100
4thA1384204
5thA71374113
6thA702293203
7thA720294301
8thB701263212
9thA900253103
10thM8202900
11thA199182202
12thA902182201
13thA70161703
14thA701161603
15thA68141800
16thM9142001
17thA901131712
18thA609591001
19thA610681101
20thA11407702

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2009

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2009: 1,018.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2009

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2009: 128.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years