Slight
Volvo crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 22 Jun 2025, 19:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991607414
City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH3 7EG area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 116 road collisions at this accident hotspot in City Centre ward, the City of Edinburgh, from 2001 to 2025, with 130 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 13 were serious.
In 2025 there was 1 collision here, down from 2 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 116
- 7,008th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 130
- 1.12 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 1
- 2 in 2024
Crash severity at the EH3 7EG hotspot
15 of the 116 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.7%
- Serious1311%
- Slight10187%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 13
- Slightly injured
- 115
- All casualties
- 130
Accidents by year at the EH3 7EG hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2002, against an average of 4.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the EH3 7EG hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 1
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 10 | 13 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 7 | 9 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 10 | 13 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 |
| 2001 | 9 | 11 |
Map of crashes at the EH3 7EG hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH3 7EG.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH3 7EG area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the EH3 7EG 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
- City Centre
- Council area
- the City of Edinburgh
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- EH3 7EG
- Postcode district
- EH3
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 55.95002, -3.21689
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 24 of 25
- Latest collision
- 22 June 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 7,008th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the EH3 7EG hotspot
All 116 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Edinburgh.
Accident hotspots near EH3 7EG
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH3 8BZ area, 0.6 km away, with 1,226 collisions.
- City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH3 8BZ area0.6 km away, 1,397 casualties1,226 collisions
- Inverleith, City of Edinburgh, EH4 1DD area0.9 km away, 395 casualties346 collisions
- City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH10 4JW area1.2 km away, 118 casualties113 collisions
- City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area1.3 km away, 2,995 casualties2,741 collisions
- City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH3 6RH area1.4 km away, 534 casualties499 collisions
- Sighthill/Gorgie, City of Edinburgh, EH11 2FD area1.4 km away, 702 casualties634 collisions
- Morningside, City of Edinburgh, EH10 4DR area2 km away, 457 casualties417 collisions
- Corstorphine/Murrayfield, City of Edinburgh, EH4 3NB area2 km away, 276 casualties224 collisions
All 116 crashes at the EH3 7EG hotspot
Newest first, from 29 January 2001 to 22 June 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 23 Dec 2024, 14:58
- Volvo and Volkswagen UP
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991535347
- Slight
Mercedes S Class crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 27 Aug 2024, 14:35
- Mercedes S Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991484358
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 8 Jun 2023, 17:05
- Volkswagen UP and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991316573
- Slight
Keeway K-Light crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 30 Apr 2022, 18:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991171703
- Serious
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the A90 in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Jun 2021, 23:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991052606
- Slight
Car crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 17 Dec 2019, 07:46
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950910785
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Nov 2019, 17:43
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950902697
- Slight
Jaguar X Type crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 9 May 2019, 08:05
- Jaguar X Type and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000567
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A90 in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Apr 2019, 11:31
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000447
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 24 Feb 2019, 15:30
- Toyota Prius and Volkswagen Transporter
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019950000220
- Serious
Land Rover Range Rover crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Oct 2018, 17:00
- Land Rover Range Rover and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001353
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Sep 2018, 23:34
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001333
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Aug 2018, 11:40
- Volvo and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001033
- Slight
Taxi crash on the A90 in the City of Edinburgh, 14 Jul 2018, 23:30
- A taxi and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000934
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A90 in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Dec 2017, 19:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002598
- Slight
Volvo XC60 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Nov 2017, 08:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002438
- Slight
BMW X1 crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Sep 2017, 09:40
- BMW X1 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002113
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Apr 2017, 09:33
- Volkswagen Golf and Mercedes Vito
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017950001117
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 23 Feb 2017, 22:40
- BMW 3 Series and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017950000669
- Slight
Wrightbus Streetlite crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 16 Feb 2017, 08:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950000528
- Slight
Scania crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Feb 2017, 13:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950000401
- Slight
Mazda 3 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 14 Oct 2016, 20:57
- Mazda 3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950004817
- Slight
Car crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 18 Mar 2016, 14:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950001745
- Slight
Taxi crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 31 Dec 2015, 18:20
- A taxi and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950000130
- Slight
BMW 4 Series crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 30 Dec 2015, 07:53
- BMW 4 Series and Smart Fortwo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950005945
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A90 in the City of Edinburgh, 24 Jun 2015, 18:50
- Vauxhall Astra and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950003020
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 20 Feb 2015, 09:30
- Ford Transit and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2015950000712
- Slight
Mercedes Vito crash on the A90 in the City of Edinburgh, 31 Jan 2015, 20:30
- Mercedes Vito and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950000401
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 30 Sep 2014, 09:25
- Vauxhall Astra and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950004986
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Aug 2014, 14:10
- Volkswagen Polo and Honda Jazz
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950004244
- Slight
Bus crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 24 Jun 2014, 16:10
- A bus or coach and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950003355
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 30 May 2014, 20:45
- Vauxhall Zafira and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950002985
- Slight
Toyota RAV4 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 10 Jan 2014, 18:20
- Toyota RAV4 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950000166
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on the A90 in the City of Edinburgh, 19 Jun 2013, 17:00
- Seat Ibiza, Renault Megane and a bicycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013950003303
- Fatal
Fiat Doblo crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 21 Mar 2013, 19:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013950001586
- Serious
Honda NSC110WH crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 5 Oct 2012, 06:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2012950005542
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 28 Jun 2012, 15:05
- Fiat Punto and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012950003561
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 18 Nov 2011, 21:00
- Toyota Yaris and Yamaha FZS 600
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011950007445
- Serious
Renault Clio crash on the A90 in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Oct 2011, 04:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011950006575
- Serious
Ford KA crash on the A90 in the City of Edinburgh, 5 Aug 2011, 17:00
- Ford KA and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011950005175
- Slight
Bus crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 24 May 2011, 08:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011950003397
- Slight
MAN crash on the A90 in the City of Edinburgh, 1 Apr 2011, 12:05
- MAN and a van
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2011950002214
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Feb 2011, 17:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011950001261
- Slight
Car crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Feb 2011, 08:15
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011950001761
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A90 in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Feb 2011, 17:25
- Vauxhall Astra and Dennis
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2011950001099
- Slight
Car crash on the A90 in the City of Edinburgh, 28 Jan 2011, 17:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011950000707
- Slight
Volkswagen Caddy crash on the A8 in the City of Edinburgh, 7 Jan 2011, 08:00
- Volkswagen Caddy and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2011950000126