Slight
Renault Captur crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 1 Sep 2025, 14:05
- Renault Captur and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991636039
Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH16 6HD area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 198 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Liberton/Gilmerton ward, the City of Edinburgh, from 2001 to 2025, with 243 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 198
- 4,284th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 243
- 1.23 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 4
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the EH16 6HD hotspot
35 of the 198 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal42%
- Serious3116%
- Slight16382%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 32
- Slightly injured
- 207
- All casualties
- 243
Accidents by year at the EH16 6HD hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 20 in 2001, against an average of 7.9 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the EH16 6HD hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 3
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 14 | 18 |
| 2015 | 10 | 13 |
| 2014 | 14 | 17 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 10 | 16 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010 | 8 | 9 |
| 2009 | 9 | 10 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 |
| 2007 | 9 | 10 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 12 | 16 |
| 2003 | 13 | 18 |
| 2002 | 10 | 13 |
| 2001 | 20 | 26 |
Map of crashes at the EH16 6HD hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH16 6HD.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH16 6HD 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 EH16 6HD 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
- Liberton/Gilmerton
- Council area
- the City of Edinburgh
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- EH16 6HD
- Postcode district
- EH16
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 55.90234, -3.16081
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 1 September 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 4,284th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the EH16 6HD hotspot
195 of the 198 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Edinburgh.
Accident hotspots near EH16 6HD
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH16 6JA area, 1.2 km away, with 109 collisions.
- Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH16 6JA area1.2 km away, 134 casualties109 collisions
- Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH17 8NR area1.3 km away, 351 casualties298 collisions
- Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH20 9NJ area1.6 km away, 323 casualties235 collisions
- Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH16 5QU area2.1 km away, 302 casualties252 collisions
- Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH17 8QD area2.3 km away, 141 casualties92 collisions
- Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH17 7RZ area2.3 km away, 225 casualties189 collisions
- Colinton/Fairmilehead, City of Edinburgh, EH10 7EX area2.7 km away, 265 casualties193 collisions
- Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH20 9AE area2.8 km away, 94 casualties73 collisions
All 198 crashes at the EH16 6HD hotspot
Newest first, from 1 January 2001 to 1 September 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Hyundai Ioniq crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 1 Jun 2025, 00:48
- Hyundai Ioniq and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025991602525
- Serious
Land Rover Freelander crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 6 Feb 2025, 14:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991551418
- Slight
Volvo crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 18 Dec 2024, 15:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991535141
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 1 Nov 2024, 23:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991511509
- Serious
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 5 Jun 2024, 10:32
- Vauxhall Insignia, Ford Fiesta and BMW R Series
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991452323
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 28 Dec 2023, 20:40
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Volvo XC90
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023991392865
- Serious
Bicycle crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 18 Jul 2022, 10:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991201689
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 16 Jun 2022, 07:57
- Volvo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991190339
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 17 May 2022, 11:53
- Mercedes Sprinter and Volkswagen Beetle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991178170
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 14 May 2022, 22:20
- Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991177258
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 11 Oct 2021, 15:15
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991098125
- Serious
Renault Clio crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 11 Sep 2021, 15:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991086608
- Serious
Bicycle crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 11 May 2021, 11:27
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2021991044498
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 3 Mar 2021, 15:08
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991025735
- Slight
Volvo crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 19 Dec 2020, 14:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020991009856
- Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Nov 2020, 14:00
- Vauxhall Vivaro and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990998948
- Serious
Mazda CX7 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 17 Dec 2019, 16:13
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950910754
- Serious
Car crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 20 Sep 2019, 08:50
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950880097
- Slight
Kia Sportage crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 22 Jul 2019, 18:41
- Kia Sportage and Hyundai Tucson
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2019950860413
- Slight
Volvo crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 28 May 2019, 15:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000683
- Slight
Mitsubishi Outlander crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 24 Apr 2019, 15:10
- Mitsubishi Outlander and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000487
- Slight
Nissan Primastar crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Mar 2019, 15:00
- Nissan Primastar and Audi Q7
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000305
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 22 Oct 2018, 07:30
- Nissan Qashqai and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001438
- Fatal
Mercedes GLC Class crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 16 Oct 2018, 07:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001408
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 7 Jul 2018, 17:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000892
- Slight
Mazda 5 crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 18 Jun 2018, 19:50
- Mazda 5 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018950000786
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 3 Apr 2018, 14:07
- Ford Transit Connect and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000456
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 5 Dec 2017, 17:02
- Ford Transit Custom, BMW X5 and Hyundai Getz
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002543
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 29 Sep 2017, 22:00
- Honda Civic and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002116
- Slight
Citroen Relay crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 8 Sep 2017, 17:25
- Citroen Relay, Scania and Toyota C-HR
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017950001986
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 24 Aug 2017, 07:00
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001904
- Slight
Volvo V50 crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Jun 2017, 18:00
- Volvo V50 and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001593
- Slight
Skyjet SJ 125 crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 16 Jun 2017, 17:45
- Skyjet SJ 125 and Kia Ceed
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001559
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 11 Jun 2017, 09:42
- Peugeot 3008 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201795STS1494
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Mar 2017, 14:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950000770
- Serious
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 29 Oct 2016, 07:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950005034
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Oct 2016, 15:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950005006
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 5 Oct 2016, 22:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950004769
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 5 Oct 2016, 12:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950004704
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 24 Sep 2016, 16:40
- Ford Transit and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016950004529
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Aug 2016, 09:40
- Volkswagen Golf and Skoda Fabia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950003892
- Slight
Volvo crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 23 Jul 2016, 17:36
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950003606
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 14 Jul 2016, 14:52
- Ford Focus and Kia Rio
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016950003444
- Slight
Fiat Sedici crash on the B701 in the City of Edinburgh, 17 May 2016, 15:47
- Fiat Sedici and Hyundai ix20
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016950002440
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 1 May 2016, 14:11
- Skoda Fabia and Mercedes E Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016950002168
- Serious
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 16 Apr 2016, 22:00
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950002264
- Slight
Van crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 12 Apr 2016, 07:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950001842