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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,143 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2016, and 1,348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2015 (1,111), and casualties rose from 1,323.

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

Collisions in 2016
1,143
Up 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,348
Up 2% on 2015
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
14% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2016

0.8% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2016 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%
  • Serious15714%
  • Slight97785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious16812%
  • Slight1,17187%

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. 2016 is highlighted, with 1,143, up 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 1,143
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (16%)
  • Tuesday161 (14%)
  • Wednesday211 (18%)
  • Thursday165 (14%)
  • Friday205 (18%)
  • Saturday139 (12%)
  • Sunday83 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59168 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59168 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59244 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59291 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January102 (8.9%)
  • February84 (7.3%)
  • March81 (7.1%)
  • April82 (7.2%)
  • May103 (9%)
  • June92 (8%)
  • July95 (8.3%)
  • August105 (9.2%)
  • September106 (9.3%)
  • October101 (8.8%)
  • November98 (8.6%)
  • December94 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight902 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit198 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds905 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry809 (71%)
  • Wet or damp315 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph109 (9.5%)
  • 30 mph859 (75%)
  • 40 mph93 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph50 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway979 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout34 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant531 (39%)
  • Pedestrian303 (22%)
  • Cyclist232 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant94 (7%)
  • Van occupant57 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1551 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20129 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 25145 (11%)
  • 26 to 35282 (21%)
  • 36 to 45204 (15%)
  • 46 to 55209 (16%)
  • 56 to 65117 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7577 (5.7%)
  • Over 7576 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider768 (57%)
  • Pedestrian303 (22%)
  • Passenger277 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,268 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle237 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes171 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach132 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle109 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car67 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Tram1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 10th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2016

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2016, with 118 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2016

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2016: 78, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8788709
2ndA76372012
3rdA720386301
4thA71365606
5thA90353805
6thA900343404
7thA1293301
8thA702232503
9thB701222801
10thA901212803
11thM8182703
12thA199172201
13thA70141802
14thA701141503
15thA902131402
16thB900131501
17thA6095111410
18thA6106111400
19thB901111302
20thA7008804

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2016

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2016: 987.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2016

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2016: 106.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years