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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,163 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2012, and 1,372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2011 (1,181), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2012
1,163
Down 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,372
Level with 2011
Fatal collisions
13
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2012

1.1% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious17515%
  • Slight97584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious18814%
  • Slight1,17185%

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. 2012 is highlighted, with 1,163, down 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 1,163
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday195 (17%)
  • Tuesday183 (16%)
  • Wednesday182 (16%)
  • Thursday185 (16%)
  • Friday182 (16%)
  • Saturday137 (12%)
  • Sunday99 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59167 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59218 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59318 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (8%)
  • February83 (7.1%)
  • March115 (9.9%)
  • April73 (6.3%)
  • May93 (8%)
  • June88 (7.6%)
  • July94 (8.1%)
  • August109 (9.4%)
  • September115 (9.9%)
  • October113 (9.7%)
  • November100 (8.6%)
  • December87 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight872 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit247 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds876 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds211 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry761 (65%)
  • Wet or damp381 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph966 (83%)
  • 40 mph83 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph24 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph20 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph48 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway976 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (11%)
  • Roundabout34 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant478 (35%)
  • Pedestrian310 (23%)
  • Cyclist242 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant133 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant66 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1557 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20123 (9%)
  • 21 to 25174 (13%)
  • 26 to 35267 (19%)
  • 36 to 45238 (17%)
  • 46 to 55208 (15%)
  • 56 to 6596 (7%)
  • 66 to 7569 (5%)
  • Over 7580 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider737 (54%)
  • Passenger325 (24%)
  • Pedestrian310 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,216 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle250 (12%)
  • Bus or coach164 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes152 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle111 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car61 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 11th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2012

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2012, with 120 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2012

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2012: 52, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA85264112
2ndA7505617
3rdA720476602
4thA71455605
5thA900414207
6thA90364807
7thA1353903
8thA70334116
9thA702283003
10thB701283108
11thA901222703
12thA902162313
13thM8152102
14thB900121600
15thA1140111201
16thA6095111302
17thA701101302
18thA19981101
19thA7727713
20thB9017801

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2012

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2012: 1,004.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2012

EH11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2012: 100.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years