Slight
Hyundai Tucson crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 23 Nov 2023, 11:43
- Hyundai Tucson and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991378483
City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH8 8BA area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 153 road collisions at this accident hotspot in City Centre ward, the City of Edinburgh, from 2001 to 2025, with 169 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 28 were serious.
No collisions were recorded here in 2024 or 2025; the last was on 23 November 2023.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 153
- 5,478th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 169
- 1.10 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 0
- 0 in 2024
Crash severity at the EH8 8BA hotspot
30 of the 153 collisions here (20%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.3%
- Serious2818%
- Slight12380%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 29
- Slightly injured
- 138
- All casualties
- 169
Accidents by year at the EH8 8BA hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 14 in 2013, against an average of 6.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the EH8 8BA hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 |
| 2013 | 14 | 17 |
| 2012 | 10 | 13 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 |
| 2006 | 6 | 7 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 |
| 2002 | 8 | 9 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 |
Map of crashes at the EH8 8BA hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH8 8BA.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH8 8BA 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 EH8 8BA 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
- EH8 8BA
- Postcode district
- EH8
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 55.9516, -3.17711
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 23 of 25
- Latest collision
- 23 November 2023
- Rank by collisions
- 5,478th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the EH8 8BA hotspot
130 of the 153 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Edinburgh.
Accident hotspots near EH8 8BA
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Leith Walk, City of Edinburgh, EH7 5JR area, 0.8 km away, with 1,311 collisions.
- Leith Walk, City of Edinburgh, EH7 5JR area0.8 km away, 1,469 casualties1,311 collisions
- Southside/Newington, City of Edinburgh, EH8 9HL area0.9 km away, 1,121 casualties1,017 collisions
- City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area1.2 km away, 2,995 casualties2,741 collisions
- Craigentinny/Duddingston, City of Edinburgh, EH7 6FJ area1.3 km away, 693 casualties589 collisions
- Leith Walk, City of Edinburgh, EH7 4PZ area1.4 km away, 97 casualties84 collisions
- City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH3 6RH area1.7 km away, 534 casualties499 collisions
- Southside/Newington, City of Edinburgh, EH9 1UE area1.8 km away, 406 casualties358 collisions
- Leith, City of Edinburgh, EH6 5HB area2 km away, 1,015 casualties909 collisions
All 153 crashes at the EH8 8BA hotspot
Newest first, from 19 January 2001 to 23 November 2023, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Nov 2023, 14:55
- Ford Focus and Skoda Octavia
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023991370719
- Fatal
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Sep 2023, 10:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991356891
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 22 Sep 2023, 07:55
- Vauxhall Insignia and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991370979
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Aug 2023, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991338563
- Serious
Mercedes Vito crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 23 Jun 2023, 23:52
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2023991322161
- Serious
Mercedes Vito crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 21 Jul 2022, 08:00
- Mercedes Vito and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991202588
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 12 Jul 2022, 16:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991197907
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 8 Jul 2022, 17:29
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991196568
- Serious
Ford Ka+ crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 19 Mar 2022, 14:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991155462
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 22 Jun 2021, 17:52
- Honda Civic and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991058593
- Slight
BMW X1 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 14 Apr 2021, 10:54
- BMW X1, Mazda 3 and Ford C-Max
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991035513
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 6 Jan 2021, 17:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991012347
- Serious
Yamaha YS 125 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 1 Oct 2020, 09:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990986023
- Serious
Yamaha XC115 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 3 Sep 2020, 19:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990989975
- Serious
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 30 Jan 2020, 20:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990925299
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 10 Jan 2020, 10:15
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990924033
- Serious
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Aug 2019, 15:00
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2019950868593
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 5 Feb 2019, 11:35
- Vauxhall Astra and Volkswagen UP
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000187
- Serious
Fiat Punto crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 29 Oct 2018, 19:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001462
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 17 Oct 2018, 09:00
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001412
- Slight
Volkswagen Jetta crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 12 Oct 2018, 18:45
- Volkswagen Jetta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001393
- Slight
Car crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 3 Aug 2018, 09:40
- A car and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001027
- Slight
Mini One crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Jul 2018, 17:00
- Mini One and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000985
- Slight
Land Rover Freelander crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 3 Feb 2018, 14:38
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000153
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 17 Dec 2017, 12:30
- Mercedes Sprinter and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002617
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Dec 2017, 15:00
- Mercedes Sprinter and Peugeot 208
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002607
- Slight
Van crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 8 Nov 2017, 16:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002366
- Slight
Car crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 18 Sep 2017, 07:50
- A car and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002026
- Slight
Volvo crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 16 Sep 2017, 12:08
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002016
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Aug 2017, 17:20
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001866
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 17 Oct 2016, 19:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950004874
- Serious
Bicycle crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 17 Oct 2016, 18:55
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2016950004842
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 14 Oct 2016, 17:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950004839
- Slight
Dennis crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 9 Aug 2016, 14:15
- Dennis and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950003806
- Slight
Citroen Relay crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 31 May 2016, 12:00
- Citroen Relay and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950002659
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Jan 2016, 09:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950000647
- Slight
London Taxis Int. TX1 crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 5 Dec 2015, 23:49
- London Taxis Int. TX1 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950005584
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Nov 2015, 09:49
- Honda Civic and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950005202
- Slight
Mazda 6 crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 22 Sep 2015, 09:19
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950004181
- Slight
Car crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Sep 2015, 09:30
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950004192
- Slight
London Taxis Int. TX4 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Sep 2015, 19:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950003984
- Slight
Hyundai i30 crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 18 Aug 2015, 11:40
- Hyundai i30 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950003874
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Aug 2015, 13:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950003795
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 30 Apr 2015, 21:47
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950002048
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 17 Dec 2014, 07:43
- Nissan Micra, Scania and a motorcycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950006674
- Slight
Nissan Primastar crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 18 Sep 2014, 11:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950004902
- Slight
Volvo V50 crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Sep 2014, 17:25
- Volvo V50 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950004697