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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,259 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2014, and 1,471 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2013 (1,159), and casualties rose from 1,369.

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

Collisions in 2014
1,259
Up 9% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,471
Up 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
9
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2014

0.7% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious14712%
  • Slight1,10388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious15410%
  • Slight1,30789%

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. 2014 is highlighted, with 1,259, up 9% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 1,259
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (13%)
  • Tuesday198 (16%)
  • Wednesday193 (15%)
  • Thursday197 (16%)
  • Friday225 (18%)
  • Saturday173 (14%)
  • Sunday113 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59154 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59260 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59328 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (7.6%)
  • February101 (8%)
  • March110 (8.7%)
  • April99 (7.9%)
  • May112 (8.9%)
  • June91 (7.2%)
  • July109 (8.7%)
  • August123 (9.8%)
  • September99 (7.9%)
  • October111 (8.8%)
  • November99 (7.9%)
  • December109 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight947 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit256 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds969 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry855 (68%)
  • Wet or damp386 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph45 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph1,015 (81%)
  • 40 mph72 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph34 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph26 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph67 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,046 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (11%)
  • Roundabout43 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant608 (41%)
  • Pedestrian291 (20%)
  • Cyclist228 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant139 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant55 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Tram occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1558 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20112 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 25157 (11%)
  • 26 to 35301 (20%)
  • 36 to 45229 (16%)
  • 46 to 55221 (15%)
  • 56 to 65152 (10%)
  • 66 to 7575 (5.1%)
  • Over 7585 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider825 (56%)
  • Passenger355 (24%)
  • Pedestrian291 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,395 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle240 (11%)
  • Bus or coach173 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes150 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle127 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car57 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Tram3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 7th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2014

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2014, with 121 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2014

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2014: 74, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8747807
2ndA720629207
3rdA7465514
4thA90455806
5thA900384005
6thA1313202
7thA702283604
8thA71283102
9thA6095243002
10thA70243003
11thA901222511
12thM8213410
13thA199171901
14thB701172015
15thB900151601
16thA1140131403
17thA701121304
18thA902121702
19thB6415111200
20thB901101000

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2014

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2014: 1,035.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2014

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2014: 114.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years