Almond, City of Edinburgh, EH12 9GS area: accident hotspot

Name: Road accidents at the Almond, City of Edinburgh, EH12 9GS area accident hotspot, 2001 to 2025
Creator: Department for Transport
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Police recorded 72 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Almond ward, the City of Edinburgh, from 2001 to 2025, with 121 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 9 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision here, up from none in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025: 72; 10,500th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties: 121; 1.68 per collision
Fatal collisions: 4; 4 people killed
Collisions in 2025: 1; 0 in 2024

Crash severity at the EH12 9GS hotspot

13 of the 72 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

Fatal45.6%
Serious913%
Slight5982%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed: 4
Seriously injured: 14
Slightly injured: 103
All casualties: 121

Accidents by year at the EH12 9GS hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 6 in 2014, against an average of 2.9 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the EH12 9GS hotspot, 2001 to 2025

Collisions
Collisions in 2025: 1
Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table

Year	Collisions	Casualties
2025	1	2
2024	0	0
2023	0	0
2022	0	0
2021	4	5
2020	2	3
2019	2	3
2018	3	3
2017	2	4
2016	3	6
2015	1	2
2014	6	8
2013	4	7
2012	2	6
2011	3	3
2010	3	3
2009	1	1
2008	5	10
2007	5	9
2006	4	8
2005	1	2
2004	5	6
2003	6	10
2002	3	6
2001	6	14

Map of crashes at the EH12 9GS hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH12 9GS.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Almond, City of Edinburgh, EH12 9GS area accident hotspot

48 crashes
Fatal
Serious
Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the EH12 9GS hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward: Almond
Council area: the City of Edinburgh
Nearest postcode to the centre: EH12 9GS
Postcode district: EH12
Centre (latitude, longitude): 55.91826, -3.32953
Radius: 700 metres
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Years with a collision: 22 of 25
Latest collision: 7 August 2025
Rank by collisions: 10,500th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the EH12 9GS hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the M8, with 33 of 72, followed by the A71 with 28.

Collisions at the EH12 9GS hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
Rank	Road	Collisions	Casualties	Fatal	Serious
1st	M8	33	47	3	1
2nd	A71	28	55	1	6

Accident hotspots near EH12 9GS

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Pentland Hills, City of Edinburgh, EH14 4AJ area, 1.3 km away, with 578 collisions.

All 72 crashes at the EH12 9GS hotspot

Newest first, from 16 March 2001 to 7 August 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity

Year

Slight7 Aug 2025, 18:00
Volvo V40 crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 7 Aug 2025, 18:00
- Volvo V40 and Mercedes
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025991626104
Slight2 Sep 2021, 18:20
Renault Captur crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Sep 2021, 18:20
- Renault Captur and Citroen C1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991083376
Slight29 Jul 2021, 22:40
Volkswagen Scirocco crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 29 Jul 2021, 22:40
- Volkswagen Scirocco and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991072500
Serious19 Jun 2021, 11:30
Honda CG125 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 19 Jun 2021, 11:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991057599
Slight26 May 2021, 13:10
Hyundai Tucson crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 26 May 2021, 13:10
- Hyundai Tucson and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021991049379
Serious21 Sep 2020, 15:25
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 21 Sep 2020, 15:25
- Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990983054
Serious10 Aug 2020, 15:45
Toyota Hilux crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 10 Aug 2020, 15:45
- Toyota Hilux and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020990984208
Slight11 Nov 2019, 17:00
Nissan Juke crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 11 Nov 2019, 17:00
- Nissan Juke, Volkswagen Golf and Renault Captur
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019950897524
Serious11 Mar 2019, 13:44
MAN crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 11 Mar 2019, 13:44
- MAN and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000300
Slight10 Dec 2018, 18:15
Toyota Aygo crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 10 Dec 2018, 18:15
- Toyota Aygo, Volkswagen Golf and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001685
Slight25 Apr 2018, 16:56
Honda Civic crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 25 Apr 2018, 16:56
- Honda Civic and Hyundai i30
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000548
Slight29 Mar 2018, 14:50
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 29 Mar 2018, 14:50
- Honda Jazz and Ford Galaxy
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000452
Slight15 Dec 2017, 09:00
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Dec 2017, 09:00
- Volkswagen Golf and Peugeot 308
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002609
Slight27 Feb 2017, 18:00
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 27 Feb 2017, 18:00
- Mercedes Sprinter, Nissan Micra, Kia Ceed and a van
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017950000708
Serious13 Dec 2016, 11:30
Renault Captur crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Dec 2016, 11:30
- Renault Captur, BMW 3 Series and Audi Q3
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2016950005800
Slight8 Oct 2016, 12:18
Skoda Octavia crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 8 Oct 2016, 12:18
- Skoda Octavia, Vauxhall Zafira and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016950004746
Slight4 Oct 2016, 08:52
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Oct 2016, 08:52
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950004672
Slight2 Oct 2015, 17:33
BMW 5 Series crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Oct 2015, 17:33
- BMW 5 Series, Audi A4 and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2015950004330
Fatal6 Dec 2014, 06:13
Ford Focus crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 6 Dec 2014, 06:13
- Ford Focus and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950006336
Slight4 Dec 2014, 17:20
Ford Focus crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Dec 2014, 17:20
- Ford Focus (2) and Hyundai i30
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950006308
Slight15 Sep 2014, 07:20
Ford KA crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Sep 2014, 07:20
- Ford KA and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950004834
Slight1 Aug 2014, 16:30
Land Rover Range Rover crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 1 Aug 2014, 16:30
- Land Rover Range Rover and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950004226
Slight26 Feb 2014, 14:30
Volkswagen Tiguan crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Feb 2014, 14:30
- Volkswagen Tiguan and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2014950001113
Slight9 Jan 2014, 18:05
Audi TT crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 9 Jan 2014, 18:05
- Audi TT and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950000183
Slight31 Oct 2013, 20:26
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 31 Oct 2013, 20:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013950005902
Slight24 Mar 2013, 04:00
Renault Megane crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 24 Mar 2013, 04:00
- Renault Megane and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2013950001640
Slight19 Mar 2013, 06:10
Peugeot 206 crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 19 Mar 2013, 06:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013950001511
Slight15 Mar 2013, 20:20
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Mar 2013, 20:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013950001467
Slight3 Aug 2012, 13:22
Fiat Bravo crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 3 Aug 2012, 13:22
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2012950004256
Slight4 Apr 2012, 07:00
Ford Transit crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Apr 2012, 07:00
- Ford Transit and Citroen Berlingo
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2012950001933
Slight25 Jul 2011, 14:30
Van crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 25 Jul 2011, 14:30
- 2 vans and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011950004911
Slight20 Jul 2011, 08:15
Ford KA crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 20 Jul 2011, 08:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011950004811
Slight9 Mar 2011, 10:10
Vauxhall Combo crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 9 Mar 2011, 10:10
- Vauxhall Combo, Land Rover Freelander and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011950001679
Slight13 Aug 2010, 17:30
Saab 9-3 crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Aug 2010, 17:30
- Saab 9-3 and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010950005800
Fatal10 Aug 2010, 22:59
Renault Trafic crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 10 Aug 2010, 22:59
- Renault Trafic, Toyota RAV4, Citroen C1 and Fiat Punto
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010950005726
Slight9 Jul 2010, 11:55
BMW 1 Series crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 9 Jul 2010, 11:55
- BMW 1 Series and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010950004927
Slight15 May 2009, 18:10
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 15 May 2009, 18:10
- Vauxhall Zafira and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009950003444
Slight8 Dec 2008, 09:00
Car crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 8 Dec 2008, 09:00
- 3 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008950010594
Slight17 Jun 2008, 17:00
Ford Transit Connect crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 17 Jun 2008, 17:00
- Ford Transit Connect and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008950005014
Serious31 May 2008, 17:40
Suzuki GSXR 600 crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 31 May 2008, 17:40
- Suzuki GSXR 600 and Hyundai Coupe
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008950004584
Fatal16 Apr 2008, 09:45
Mitsubishi L200 crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 16 Apr 2008, 09:45
- Mitsubishi L200, Vauxhall Corsa, Iveco Daily and a car
- 4 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2008950003424
Slight6 Mar 2008, 09:55
Seat Altea crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 6 Mar 2008, 09:55
- Seat Altea, Ford Focus and a van
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2008950002556
Slight19 Dec 2007, 10:40
Volkswagen LT 35 crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 19 Dec 2007, 10:40
- Volkswagen LT 35 and Audi A6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2007950010659
Slight7 Sep 2007, 17:50
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 7 Sep 2007, 17:50
- Volkswagen Polo and Nissan Almera
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2007950007625
Slight13 Jun 2007, 14:30
Fiat Punto crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Jun 2007, 14:30
- Fiat Punto and Mercedes
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2007950005096
Serious1 May 2007, 07:42
Peugeot 306 crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 1 May 2007, 07:42
- Peugeot 306 and Honda Civic
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2007950003770
Slight6 Feb 2007, 18:35
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the M8 in the City of Edinburgh, 6 Feb 2007, 18:35
- Vauxhall Vectra, Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2007950001111
Slight26 Nov 2006, 09:25
Saab 900 crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Nov 2006, 09:25
- Saab 900 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2006950010725