Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 25 May 2025, 16:40
- Vauxhall Corsa and Kia Niro
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991596312
Leith, City of Edinburgh, EH6 7NE area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 219 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Leith ward, the City of Edinburgh, from 2001 to 2025, with 248 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 34 were serious.
In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, down from 5 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 219
- 3,855th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 248
- 1.13 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 4
- 5 in 2024
Crash severity at the EH6 7NE hotspot
35 of the 219 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.5%
- Serious3416%
- Slight18484%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 36
- Slightly injured
- 211
- All casualties
- 248
Accidents by year at the EH6 7NE hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 17 in 2003, against an average of 8.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the EH6 7NE 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 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 | 11 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 |
| 2015 | 8 | 11 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 10 | 12 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9 |
| 2011 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 12 | 14 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 |
| 2007 | 9 | 10 |
| 2006 | 14 | 15 |
| 2005 | 13 | 14 |
| 2004 | 14 | 15 |
| 2003 | 17 | 19 |
| 2002 | 16 | 20 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 |
Map of crashes at the EH6 7NE hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH6 7NE.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Leith, City of Edinburgh, EH6 7NE area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the EH6 7NE 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 7NE
- Postcode district
- EH6
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 55.96926, -3.15629
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 25 May 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 3,855th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the EH6 7NE hotspot
All 219 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Edinburgh.
Accident hotspots near EH6 7NE
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Leith, City of Edinburgh, EH6 5HB area, 1.1 km away, with 909 collisions.
- Leith, City of Edinburgh, EH6 5HB area1.1 km away, 1,015 casualties909 collisions
- Leith, City of Edinburgh, EH6 6SL area1.2 km away, 167 casualties141 collisions
- Craigentinny/Duddingston, City of Edinburgh, EH7 6FJ area1.3 km away, 693 casualties589 collisions
- Craigentinny/Duddingston, City of Edinburgh, EH7 6RE area1.4 km away, 126 casualties91 collisions
- Craigentinny/Duddingston, City of Edinburgh, EH8 7BD area1.6 km away, 167 casualties146 collisions
- Leith Walk, City of Edinburgh, EH7 4PZ area1.6 km away, 97 casualties84 collisions
- Leith Walk, City of Edinburgh, EH7 5JR area2 km away, 1,469 casualties1,311 collisions
- Craigentinny/Duddingston, City of Edinburgh, EH7 6SJ area2.1 km away, 428 casualties355 collisions
All 219 crashes at the EH6 7NE hotspot
Newest first, from 10 February 2001 to 25 May 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Apr 2025, 13:50
- Mini Cooper and Nissan X-Trail
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025991589870
- Slight
Audi TTS crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 14 Mar 2025, 11:30
- Audi TTS and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991573872
- Slight
Nissan Leaf crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Jan 2025, 16:48
- Nissan Leaf and Nissan NV300
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991541067
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Nov 2024, 16:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991516948
- Slight
Ford Tourneo crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 3 Oct 2024, 07:45
- Ford Tourneo, Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Polo
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991500838
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 18 Aug 2024, 04:55
- Ford Focus, Kia Picanto, Nissan Micra, a van and 3 more vehicles
- 7 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991502805
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 31 Jul 2024, 16:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991474437
- Serious
Volvo crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Apr 2024, 21:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991431299
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 31 Jul 2023, 20:30
- Vauxhall Astra and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991337637
- Slight
Audi A1 crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Feb 2023, 13:50
- Audi A1, Skoda Octavia and Vauxhall Corsa
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991273877
- Slight
Peugeot 107 crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 24 Jan 2023, 14:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991267605
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Dec 2022, 12:40
- Ford Transit and Peugeot Boxer
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991253150
- Serious
Toyota Auris crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 3 Nov 2022, 11:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991238443
- Serious
Vehicle crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 22 Jul 2022, 18:30
- A motorcycle and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991201685
- Slight
Toyota C-HR crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 27 Jun 2022, 15:50
- Toyota C-HR, Ford Focus, Volvo V70 and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991192601
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 10 Jan 2022, 09:11
- 2 Ford Fiestas
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022991130250
- Serious
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 29 Nov 2021, 18:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991115617
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 8 Oct 2021, 13:45
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991096517
- Slight
Ford Tourneo crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Jul 2021, 12:00
- Ford Tourneo, Toyota Prius and Citroen C4
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991062989
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Mar 2021, 08:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991032090
- Serious
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 31 Jul 2020, 12:12
- Audi A3 and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990969469
- Serious
Nissan Juke crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 11 Apr 2020, 17:00
- Nissan Juke and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990947156
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 3 Apr 2020, 17:00
- Mercedes C Class, BMW X3 and BMW X5
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990944224
- Slight
Van crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 9 Feb 2020, 20:55
- A van and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990928406
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 31 Jan 2020, 17:00
- Ford Transit and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990925693
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 11 Nov 2019, 18:10
- Audi A3 and Peugeot 5008
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950898373
- Serious
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Sep 2019, 17:02
- Audi A3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950874849
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 27 Jun 2019, 08:50
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000760
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 1 May 2019, 13:20
- Vauxhall Astra, Vauxhall Combo and Vauxhall Zafira
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019950000518
- Slight
Peugeot 307 crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 27 Mar 2019, 09:00
- Peugeot 307 and Hyundai ix20
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000348
- Slight
Volvo crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 28 Nov 2018, 12:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001612
- Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 7 Aug 2018, 22:55
- Citroen Berlingo, Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018950001294
- Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 23 Jul 2018, 15:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000975
- Slight
Hyundai i30 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 1 Jun 2018, 12:20
- Hyundai i30 and Audi A6
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018950000701
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 30 Mar 2018, 19:10
- Vauxhall Astra and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018950000424
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Feb 2018, 16:20
- Renault Clio and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000316
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Nov 2017, 15:00
- Ford Transit and Renault Master
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002359
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 3 Sep 2017, 13:00
- Ford Transit and Vauxhall Adam
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017950001960
- Slight
Volkswagen Touran crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 6 Jun 2017, 21:00
- Volkswagen Touran and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001488
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 31 May 2017, 17:15
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001481
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 29 May 2017, 15:30
- Volkswagen Polo and Yamaha WR 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001414
- Slight
Yamaha crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 18 Mar 2017, 13:45
- Yamaha and Toyota Aygo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001025
- Slight
Honda GLR 125 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 18 Jan 2017, 08:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950000140
- Serious
Van crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 16 Jan 2017, 12:10
- A van and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950000110
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 14 Jan 2017, 21:10
- Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950000100
- Serious
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 30 Dec 2016, 18:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950006038
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A199 in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Dec 2016, 10:15
- Peugeot 206 and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950005711