Serious
Peugeot Expert crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 16 May 2025, 08:00
- Peugeot Expert and KTM 125 Duke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991590818
Leith, City of Edinburgh, EH6 6SL area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 141 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Leith ward, the City of Edinburgh, from 2001 to 2025, with 167 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, down from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 141
- 5,908th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 167
- 1.18 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the EH6 6SL hotspot
25 of the 141 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.4%
- Serious2316%
- Slight11682%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 24
- Slightly injured
- 141
- All casualties
- 167
Accidents by year at the EH6 6SL hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 12 in 2004, against an average of 5.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the EH6 6SL hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 2
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 | 9 |
| 2017 | 7 | 8 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 9 | 11 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 12 | 15 |
| 2003 | 6 | 9 |
| 2002 | 6 | 10 |
| 2001 | 10 | 15 |
Map of crashes at the EH6 6SL hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH6 6SL.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Leith, City of Edinburgh, EH6 6SL 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 EH6 6SL 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
- Leith
- Council area
- the City of Edinburgh
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- EH6 6SL
- Postcode district
- EH6
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 55.97647, -3.16975
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 16 May 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 5,908th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the EH6 6SL hotspot
All 141 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Edinburgh.
Accident hotspots near EH6 6SL
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Leith, City of Edinburgh, EH6 5HB area, 0.8 km away, with 909 collisions.
- Leith, City of Edinburgh, EH6 5HB area0.8 km away, 1,015 casualties909 collisions
- Leith, City of Edinburgh, EH6 4HG area1.1 km away, 452 casualties393 collisions
- Leith, City of Edinburgh, EH6 7NE area1.2 km away, 248 casualties219 collisions
- Leith Walk, City of Edinburgh, EH7 4PZ area1.5 km away, 97 casualties84 collisions
- Leith Walk, City of Edinburgh, EH7 5JR area2.2 km away, 1,469 casualties1,311 collisions
- Craigentinny/Duddingston, City of Edinburgh, EH7 6FJ area2.2 km away, 693 casualties589 collisions
- Craigentinny/Duddingston, City of Edinburgh, EH7 6RE area2.4 km away, 126 casualties91 collisions
- Inverleith, City of Edinburgh, EH3 5PX area2.5 km away, 233 casualties201 collisions
All 141 crashes at the EH6 6SL hotspot
Newest first, from 18 March 2001 to 16 May 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 30 Apr 2025, 17:15
- Peugeot 308 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991592787
- Serious
Car crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 9 Aug 2024, 14:30
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991488105
- Slight
Hyundai Ioniq crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Apr 2024, 17:21
- Hyundai Ioniq and Mercedes Vito
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024991436513
- Serious
Citroen Relay crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 16 Jan 2024, 03:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991399150
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 19 Apr 2023, 10:30
- Volkswagen Polo and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991301452
- Slight
Mercedes S Class crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 30 Jan 2023, 19:50
- Mercedes S Class and London Taxis Int. TX4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991277063
- Slight
Scania crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 5 Dec 2022, 10:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991251085
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 11 Jul 2022, 20:45
- BMW 1 Series and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991197606
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 20 Jun 2022, 14:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991190285
- Serious
Mercedes A Class crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 7 Oct 2021, 07:15
- Mercedes A Class and Honda CBR
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991100987
- Slight
Lexmoto Venom 125 crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 24 May 2021, 13:15
- Lexmoto Venom 125 and Skoda Yeti
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991048603
- Serious
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 8 May 2021, 12:00
- Vauxhall Meriva and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991043114
- Slight
Lorry crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 9 Nov 2020, 09:25
- A lorry and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990998376
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 30 Jan 2020, 13:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990926883
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 12 Dec 2019, 06:00
- Vauxhall Zafira and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950915351
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 1 Nov 2019, 13:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950901908
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 16 Sep 2019, 21:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950878119
- Fatal
Volvo crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 14 May 2019, 10:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000575
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 21 Jan 2019, 09:40
- Ford Transit Connect and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000083
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A902 in the City of Edinburgh, 23 Dec 2018, 19:54
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001750
- Serious
Car crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Nov 2018, 19:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001487
- Slight
Citroen Dispatch crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 9 Oct 2018, 17:10
- Citroen Dispatch, Skoda Fabia and Peugeot 308
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018950001386
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Sep 2018, 16:00
- Volkswagen Golf and Seat Ateca
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018950001261
- Slight
Ford B-Max crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 25 Mar 2018, 17:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000398
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 23 Jan 2018, 08:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000097
- Serious
Volvo crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 27 Oct 2017, 17:46
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002291
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 24 Sep 2017, 22:55
- Mercedes A Class and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002062
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A900 in the City of Edinburgh, 20 Jun 2017, 16:30
- BMW 3 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001673
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A902 in the City of Edinburgh, 25 Apr 2017, 09:35
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2017950001232
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 18 Feb 2017, 15:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950000534
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 8 Feb 2017, 19:40
- Renault Clio and Suzuki Swift
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950000456
- Slight
Car crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Jan 2017, 20:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950000028
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 3 Jun 2016, 08:15
- Peugeot 308 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950002754
- Slight
Volkswagen Touran crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 22 Apr 2016, 16:50
- Volkswagen Touran and Yamaha Ybr 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950002096
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 19 Feb 2016, 17:10
- Volkswagen Golf and Yamaha Ybr 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950001283
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 14 Nov 2015, 18:45
- Vauxhall Insignia and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950005201
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Sep 2015, 15:55
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950004013
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 31 Dec 2014, 15:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950006887
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 21 Dec 2014, 13:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950006744
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Dec 2014, 12:50
- Toyota Aygo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950006193
- Slight
Audi TT crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 10 Nov 2014, 17:10
- Audi TT and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950005688
- Serious
Honda CG125 crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 6 Sep 2014, 06:17
- Honda CG125 and Peugeot 208
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950004712
- Slight
Peugeot 107 crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 1 May 2014, 15:10
- Peugeot 107 and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014950002472
- Serious
Volvo 850 crash on the A900 in the City of Edinburgh, 28 Apr 2014, 16:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950002305
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the A902 in the City of Edinburgh, 10 Mar 2014, 17:30
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950001383
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A900 in the City of Edinburgh, 16 Jan 2014, 17:25
- Volvo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950000289
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 1 Oct 2013, 19:00
- Honda Jazz and Suzuki
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013950005301