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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 907 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2017, and 1,083 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2016 (1,143), and casualties fell from 1,348.

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

Collisions in 2017
907
Down 21% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,083
Down 20% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2017

0.7% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious13815%
  • Slight76384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious14413%
  • Slight93386%

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. 2017 is highlighted, with 907, down 21% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 907
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (13%)
  • Tuesday140 (15%)
  • Wednesday152 (17%)
  • Thursday168 (19%)
  • Friday158 (17%)
  • Saturday95 (10%)
  • Sunday80 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59150 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59153 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59246 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (8.9%)
  • February91 (10%)
  • March83 (9.2%)
  • April54 (6%)
  • May75 (8.3%)
  • June78 (8.6%)
  • July61 (6.7%)
  • August66 (7.3%)
  • September81 (8.9%)
  • October71 (7.8%)
  • November90 (9.9%)
  • December76 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight690 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds740 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded30 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry664 (73%)
  • Wet or damp223 (25%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph365 (40%)
  • 30 mph399 (44%)
  • 40 mph70 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph18 (2%)
  • 70 mph39 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway776 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (39%)
  • Pedestrian233 (22%)
  • Cyclist186 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant99 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2091 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 25128 (12%)
  • 26 to 35208 (19%)
  • 36 to 45185 (17%)
  • 46 to 55154 (14%)
  • 56 to 65111 (10%)
  • 66 to 7554 (5%)
  • Over 7569 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider608 (56%)
  • Passenger242 (22%)
  • Pedestrian233 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car973 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle192 (12%)
  • Bus or coach120 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes120 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle78 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car56 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Tram3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the City of Edinburgh ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 26th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2017

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2017, with 89 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2017

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2017: 51, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8516016
2ndA71344205
3rdA7323503
4thA90324101
5thA900313206
6thA1293513
7thA720284801
8thA702232804
9thA199202709
10thA6095151903
11thA70151505
12thA701151603
13thA902131403
14thB900121202
15thA7009903
16thA77291001
17thB70191100
18thM891301
19thA11408902
20thA9018801

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2017

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2017: 758.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2017

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2017: 76.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2017, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years