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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,181 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2011, and 1,372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2010 (1,179), and casualties fell from 1,394.

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

Collisions in 2011
1,181
Level with 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,372
Down 2% on 2010
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
14% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2011

0.8% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious16214%
  • Slight1,01086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious16612%
  • Slight1,19687%

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. 2011 is highlighted, with 1,181, level with 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 1,181
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (14%)
  • Tuesday189 (16%)
  • Wednesday201 (17%)
  • Thursday161 (14%)
  • Friday184 (16%)
  • Saturday159 (13%)
  • Sunday124 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59149 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59180 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59236 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59317 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59160 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (7.4%)
  • February86 (7.3%)
  • March97 (8.2%)
  • April74 (6.3%)
  • May99 (8.4%)
  • June105 (8.9%)
  • July89 (7.5%)
  • August119 (10%)
  • September111 (9.4%)
  • October89 (7.5%)
  • November131 (11%)
  • December94 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight916 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit232 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds937 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry825 (70%)
  • Wet or damp331 (28%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph997 (84%)
  • 40 mph82 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph19 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph45 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,024 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout28 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (36%)
  • Pedestrian325 (24%)
  • Cyclist240 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant151 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant45 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2%)
  • 11 to 1561 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20123 (9%)
  • 21 to 25165 (12%)
  • 26 to 35269 (20%)
  • 36 to 45238 (17%)
  • 46 to 55189 (14%)
  • 56 to 65100 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7566 (4.8%)
  • Over 7594 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider714 (52%)
  • Passenger333 (24%)
  • Pedestrian325 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,191 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle242 (12%)
  • Bus or coach178 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes166 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle100 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car54 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 12th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2011

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2011, with 123 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2011

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2011: 78, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA87891016
2ndA90465416
3rdA7445604
4thA71444916
5thA702434503
6thA900414316
7thA720313611
8thA1253004
9thB701252805
10thB900222513
11thA70202502
12thA902162202
13thM8152301
14thA6095131602
15thA901131502
16thA199111111
17thA701101402
18thB901101002
19thA11408810
20thA7007801

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2011

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2011: 1,020.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2011

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2011: 112.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years