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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2024, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2023 (450), and casualties rose from 552.

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

Collisions in 2024
481
Up 7% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
610
Up 11% on 2023
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
30% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2024

1.7% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2024 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious14630%
  • Slight32768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious15225%
  • Slight45074%

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. 2024 is highlighted, with 481, up 7% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 481
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday92 (19%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.3%)
  • February41 (8.5%)
  • March41 (8.5%)
  • April37 (7.7%)
  • May47 (9.8%)
  • June32 (6.7%)
  • July34 (7.1%)
  • August45 (9.4%)
  • September44 (9.1%)
  • October29 (6%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December43 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry374 (78%)
  • Wet or damp100 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph235 (49%)
  • 30 mph149 (31%)
  • 40 mph51 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph32 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (21%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (41%)
  • Pedestrian115 (19%)
  • Cyclist110 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2051 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2551 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 35119 (20%)
  • 36 to 45109 (18%)
  • 46 to 5578 (13%)
  • 56 to 6569 (11%)
  • 66 to 7542 (6.9%)
  • Over 7538 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (56%)
  • Passenger154 (25%)
  • Pedestrian115 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car495 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (13%)
  • Bus or coach68 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 55th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2024

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2024, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2024

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2024: 43, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA84363214
2ndA720213913
3rdA90202908
4thA7192205
5thA1151803
6thA71141607
7thA70131507
8thM8132103
9thA701122203
10thB701121605
11thA902111503
12thA70091003
13thA7027803
14thA7727904
15thA9006601
16thA1995900
17thA895801
18thB9015502
19thA60954400
20thB9004600

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2024

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2024: 388.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2024

EH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2024: 54.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2024, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years