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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,179 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2010, and 1,394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2009 (1,193), and casualties fell from 1,403.

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

Collisions in 2010
1,179
Down 1% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,394
Down 1% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
11% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2010

0.3% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious12411%
  • Slight1,05189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious1309.3%
  • Slight1,26090%

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. 2010 is highlighted, with 1,179, down 1% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 1,179
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (14%)
  • Tuesday162 (14%)
  • Wednesday205 (17%)
  • Thursday194 (16%)
  • Friday203 (17%)
  • Saturday150 (13%)
  • Sunday101 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59152 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59232 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59305 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (5.3%)
  • February77 (6.5%)
  • March116 (9.8%)
  • April86 (7.3%)
  • May101 (8.6%)
  • June104 (8.8%)
  • July116 (9.8%)
  • August124 (11%)
  • September121 (10%)
  • October97 (8.2%)
  • November113 (9.6%)
  • December62 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight909 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit215 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds915 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds141 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded30 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry830 (70%)
  • Wet or damp292 (25%)
  • Frost or ice43 (3.6%)
  • Snow14 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph964 (82%)
  • 40 mph93 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph25 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph58 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway985 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout41 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant585 (42%)
  • Pedestrian272 (20%)
  • Cyclist209 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant155 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (7%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1047 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1561 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20135 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 25157 (11%)
  • 26 to 35290 (21%)
  • 36 to 45217 (16%)
  • 46 to 55185 (13%)
  • 56 to 65108 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7581 (5.8%)
  • Over 7566 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider738 (53%)
  • Passenger384 (28%)
  • Pedestrian272 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,238 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle217 (11%)
  • Bus or coach196 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes137 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle101 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car57 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 14th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2010

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2010, with 115 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2010

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2010: 71, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8717806
2ndA76574010
3rdA90597307
4thA900434601
5thA1344311
6thA71343604
7thA702323816
8thA720324303
9thB701223102
10thA901192302
11thA70182203
12thM8172611
13thA902151602
14thA199131400
15thB900111101
16thM9112800
17thA68101702
18thA70191100
19thA11408800
20thA7008901

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2010

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2010: 992.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2010

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2010: 115.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years