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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,159 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2013, and 1,369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2012 (1,163), and casualties fell from 1,372.

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

Collisions in 2013
1,159
Level with 2012
Casualties in 2013
1,369
Level with 2012
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
11% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2013

0.7% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2013 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious12711%
  • Slight1,02488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious1309.5%
  • Slight1,23190%

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. 2013 is highlighted, with 1,159, level with 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 1,159
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (14%)
  • Tuesday179 (15%)
  • Wednesday190 (16%)
  • Thursday191 (16%)
  • Friday180 (16%)
  • Saturday151 (13%)
  • Sunday103 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59149 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59181 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59230 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59276 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January102 (8.8%)
  • February74 (6.4%)
  • March75 (6.5%)
  • April93 (8%)
  • May118 (10%)
  • June97 (8.4%)
  • July85 (7.3%)
  • August125 (11%)
  • September78 (6.7%)
  • October95 (8.2%)
  • November101 (8.7%)
  • December116 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight862 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit258 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds906 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry824 (71%)
  • Wet or damp310 (27%)
  • Snow15 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph45 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph921 (79%)
  • 40 mph90 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph26 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph64 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway946 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (12%)
  • Roundabout48 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant546 (40%)
  • Pedestrian282 (21%)
  • Cyclist242 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant142 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (7%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1037 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1543 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20130 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 25152 (11%)
  • 26 to 35247 (18%)
  • 36 to 45245 (18%)
  • 46 to 55185 (14%)
  • 56 to 65122 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7578 (5.7%)
  • Over 7596 (7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider748 (55%)
  • Passenger339 (25%)
  • Pedestrian282 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,235 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle249 (12%)
  • Bus or coach170 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes146 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle102 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car69 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 7th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2013

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2013, with 111 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2013

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2013: 71, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA87180012
2ndA75358011
3rdA720508212
4thA71395103
5thA90395303
6thA900374002
7thB701283201
8thA702243004
9thA1222602
10thA70212302
11thM8182610
12thA6095172001
13thA701151502
14thA901151912
15thA902132000
16thB900121201
17thA7009900
18thB641591100
19thB9018801
20thA11407700

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2013

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2013: 991.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2013

EH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2013: 108.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years