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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 768 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2018, and 940 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2017 (907), and casualties fell from 1,083.

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

Collisions in 2018
768
Down 15% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
940
Down 13% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2018

0.7% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2018 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious11515%
  • Slight64884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious12013%
  • Slight81587%

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. 2018 is highlighted, with 768, down 15% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 768
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (18%)
  • Tuesday127 (17%)
  • Wednesday110 (14%)
  • Thursday116 (15%)
  • Friday134 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (11%)
  • Sunday59 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.8%)
  • February60 (7.8%)
  • March74 (9.6%)
  • April55 (7.2%)
  • May50 (6.5%)
  • June74 (9.6%)
  • July73 (9.5%)
  • August75 (9.8%)
  • September60 (7.8%)
  • October62 (8.1%)
  • November69 (9%)
  • December56 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight590 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds618 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (2%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry586 (76%)
  • Wet or damp164 (21%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.3%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph379 (49%)
  • 30 mph246 (32%)
  • 40 mph64 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph47 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway643 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout34 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (39%)
  • Pedestrian201 (21%)
  • Cyclist147 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant107 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.2%)
  • Tram occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2060 (6.4%)
  • 21 to 2591 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35195 (21%)
  • 36 to 45139 (15%)
  • 46 to 55161 (17%)
  • 56 to 6594 (10%)
  • 66 to 7555 (5.9%)
  • Over 7561 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (52%)
  • Passenger252 (27%)
  • Pedestrian201 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car841 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle154 (12%)
  • Bus or coach120 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (6%)
  • Motorcycle69 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car48 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Tram3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2018

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2018 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.

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the City of Edinburgh ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 33rd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2018

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2018, with 64 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2018

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2018: 46, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8465005
2ndA720406608
3rdA7293405
4thA71293702
5thA90242806
6thA1223304
7thA900212204
8thA70162401
9thA902162112
10thA199131701
11thA702131703
12thB701131600
13thM8121801
14thA901111310
15thA6095101200
16thA11407811
17thA70171001
18thA70061002
19thA7724400
20thB9014401

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2018

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2018: 632.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2018

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2018: 71.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years