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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 507 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2022, and 615 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2021 (482), and casualties rose from 576.

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

Collisions in 2022
507
Up 5% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
615
Up 7% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
32% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2022

1% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2022 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious16332%
  • Slight33967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious16827%
  • Slight44272%

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. 2022 is highlighted, with 507, up 5% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 507
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (16%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (16%)
  • Friday78 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.9%)
  • February43 (8.5%)
  • March43 (8.5%)
  • April52 (10%)
  • May42 (8.3%)
  • June47 (9.3%)
  • July33 (6.5%)
  • August57 (11%)
  • September46 (9.1%)
  • October41 (8.1%)
  • November43 (8.5%)
  • December20 (3.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds434 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry374 (74%)
  • Wet or damp128 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph269 (53%)
  • 30 mph156 (31%)
  • 40 mph45 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (16%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (35%)
  • Cyclist137 (22%)
  • Pedestrian134 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2041 (6.7%)
  • 21 to 2575 (12%)
  • 26 to 35122 (20%)
  • 36 to 4598 (16%)
  • 46 to 5581 (13%)
  • 56 to 6557 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.7%)
  • Over 7541 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (56%)
  • Passenger134 (22%)
  • Pedestrian134 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car525 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle140 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach42 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 55th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2022

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2022, with 38 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2022

The A720 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2022: 24, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA720243814
2ndB701222606
3rdA7192408
4thA8192604
5thA90192903
6thA1182406
7thA71182304
8thA701172103
9thA702111305
10thA902111205
11thA199101204
12thA70101201
13thA90171005
14thA11406602
15thA7006600
16thM906902
17thA7725700
18thA60954403
19thB9004403
20thB9014403

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2022

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2022: 430.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2022

EH11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2022: 48.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years