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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 728 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2019, and 877 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2018 (768), and casualties fell from 940.

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

Collisions in 2019
728
Down 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
877
Down 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
25% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2019

0.8% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2019 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious17925%
  • Slight54375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious19022%
  • Slight68178%

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. 2019 is highlighted, with 728, down 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 728
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (13%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday113 (16%)
  • Thursday131 (18%)
  • Friday122 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (12%)
  • Sunday68 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59184 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (8.5%)
  • February51 (7%)
  • March57 (7.8%)
  • April67 (9.2%)
  • May72 (9.9%)
  • June64 (8.8%)
  • July57 (7.8%)
  • August66 (9.1%)
  • September59 (8.1%)
  • October62 (8.5%)
  • November63 (8.7%)
  • December48 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight550 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds593 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry534 (73%)
  • Wet or damp176 (24%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph363 (50%)
  • 30 mph230 (32%)
  • 40 mph56 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph48 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway570 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (14%)
  • Roundabout37 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (38%)
  • Pedestrian209 (24%)
  • Cyclist160 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2063 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 2584 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35171 (19%)
  • 36 to 45144 (16%)
  • 46 to 55138 (16%)
  • 56 to 6587 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7544 (5%)
  • Over 7548 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider460 (52%)
  • Pedestrian209 (24%)
  • Passenger208 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car750 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle163 (13%)
  • Bus or coach90 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (7%)
  • Motorcycle66 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car51 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 33rd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2019

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2019, with 75 collisions, 24 of them serious.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2019

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2019: 39, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8395108
2ndA7203559110
3rdA90313906
4thA71252809
5thA7232608
6thA900222316
7thB701202105
8thA199182604
9thM8172806
10thA1161902
11thA702162004
12thA701142106
13thA6095131501
14thA700121301
15thA70101302
16thA9018813
17thA9027702
18thB9016601
19thA11405602
20thB9005501

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2019

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2019: 602.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2019

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2019: 70.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years