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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2023, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2022 (507), and casualties fell from 615.

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

Collisions in 2023
450
Down 11% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
552
Down 10% on 2022
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
26% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2023

1.8% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2023 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious11826%
  • Slight32472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious12422%
  • Slight42076%

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. 2023 is highlighted, with 450, down 11% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 450
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (18%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.8%)
  • February37 (8.2%)
  • March36 (8%)
  • April23 (5.1%)
  • May30 (6.7%)
  • June49 (11%)
  • July34 (7.6%)
  • August44 (9.8%)
  • September39 (8.7%)
  • October33 (7.3%)
  • November40 (8.9%)
  • December41 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (72%)
  • Wet or damp125 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph227 (50%)
  • 30 mph134 (30%)
  • 40 mph49 (11%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (18%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (42%)
  • Pedestrian121 (22%)
  • Cyclist76 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2045 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2557 (10%)
  • 26 to 35102 (18%)
  • 36 to 4583 (15%)
  • 46 to 5583 (15%)
  • 56 to 6561 (11%)
  • 66 to 7544 (8%)
  • Over 7539 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (57%)
  • Pedestrian121 (22%)
  • Passenger118 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car463 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (10%)
  • Bus or coach57 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car50 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle44 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 61st most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2023

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2023, with 34 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2023

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2023: 29, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8293416
2ndA720254214
3rdA71171926
4thA90172606
5thA902171902
6thB701171906
7thA1121807
8thA7121505
9thA70111305
10thA199101202
11thA6095101502
12thA70181001
13thA7028901
14thM871011
15thM9061201
16thA61065500
17thA9015500
18thB64155501
19thB9005500
20thA7004402

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2023

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2023: 369.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2023

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2023: 45.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2023, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years