Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Dec 2024, 08:46
- Ford Transit and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991527101
Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH16 6JA area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 109 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Liberton/Gilmerton ward, the City of Edinburgh, from 2001 to 2025, with 134 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious.
No collisions were recorded here in 2025, after 2 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 109
- 7,368th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 134
- 1.23 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 0
- 2 in 2024
Crash severity at the EH16 6JA hotspot
16 of the 109 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.8%
- Serious1413%
- Slight9385%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 14
- Slightly injured
- 117
- All casualties
- 134
Accidents by year at the EH16 6JA hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2016, against an average of 4.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the EH16 6JA 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 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 | 10 |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 |
| 2002 | 5 | 10 |
| 2001 | 8 | 9 |
Map of crashes at the EH16 6JA hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH16 6JA.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH16 6JA 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 EH16 6JA 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 6JA
- Postcode district
- EH16
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 55.91335, -3.16128
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 23 of 25
- Latest collision
- 2 December 2024
- Rank by collisions
- 7,368th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the EH16 6JA hotspot
104 of the 109 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Edinburgh.
Accident hotspots near EH16 6JA
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH16 5QU area, 0.9 km away, with 252 collisions.
- Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH16 5QU area0.9 km away, 302 casualties252 collisions
- Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH16 6HD area1.2 km away, 243 casualties198 collisions
- Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH17 8NR area1.4 km away, 351 casualties298 collisions
- Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH17 7RZ area1.6 km away, 225 casualties189 collisions
- Southside/Newington, City of Edinburgh, EH16 5PG area2 km away, 752 casualties625 collisions
- Southside/Newington, City of Edinburgh, EH9 3HT area2.3 km away, 98 casualties85 collisions
- Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, EH16 4SP area2.6 km away, 189 casualties139 collisions
- Portobello/Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, EH16 4DY area2.8 km away, 322 casualties266 collisions
All 109 crashes at the EH16 6JA hotspot
Newest first, from 15 February 2001 to 2 December 2024, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 14 Sep 2024, 12:45
- Peugeot 3008 and Kia Sportage
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2024991491600
- Serious
Volvo crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 20 May 2023, 16:16
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991311605
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Oct 2022, 08:45
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991234725
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 8 Jun 2022, 17:39
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991185635
- Slight
Hyundai Ioniq crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 22 May 2022, 18:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991180110
- Serious
Volvo crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 23 Nov 2020, 12:11
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020991000813
- Serious
Renault Trafic crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 11 Nov 2019, 07:52
- Renault Trafic and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950897258
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Jul 2019, 08:20
- Ford Transit and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019950862457
- Serious
Citroen C3 crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Jun 2019, 16:00
- Citroen C3 and Scania
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000728
- Slight
London Taxis Int. TX4 crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 24 May 2019, 13:30
- London Taxis Int. TX4, Volkswagen Polo, Ford Focus and a car
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019950000624
- Serious
London Taxis Int. TX4 crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 23 Nov 2018, 07:15
- London Taxis Int. TX4 and Volkswagen UP
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018950001603
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 24 Aug 2018, 08:15
- Honda Civic and Piaggio Zip
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001172
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 27 Jul 2018, 00:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000988
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A772 in the City of Edinburgh, 30 May 2018, 15:55
- Volkswagen Polo, Audi A4 and a motorcycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000688
- Slight
BMW 7 Series crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Apr 2018, 16:00
- BMW 7 Series and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000463
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 22 Dec 2017, 19:15
- Ford Mondeo and Kia Venga
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017950002680
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 5 Nov 2017, 02:25
- Vauxhall Astra, Ford Fiesta, Toyota Yaris and Audi A3
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002340
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the A702 in the City of Edinburgh, 12 Oct 2017, 08:30
- Fiat Punto and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002222
- Serious
Car crash on the A772 in the City of Edinburgh, 14 Dec 2016, 10:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950005808
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 7 Oct 2016, 00:01
- Audi A3 and Toyota Auris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950004728
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 3 Sep 2016, 16:10
- Ford Focus and Skoda Superb
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950004222
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 9 Aug 2016, 20:32
- Ford Mondeo and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950003810
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 17 May 2016, 19:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950002445
- Slight
Mercedes Vito crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 14 May 2016, 15:15
- Mercedes Vito and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950002372
- Serious
Peugeot E7 crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 20 Apr 2016, 13:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950002042
- Slight
Renault Trucks crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 17 Feb 2016, 09:35
- Renault Trucks and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950001142
- Slight
Vauxhall Movano crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Jan 2016, 16:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950000664
- Slight
Mercedes Vito crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 11 Jan 2016, 10:30
- Mercedes Vito, Vauxhall Vivaro and Honda FR-V
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950000154
- Serious
Dennis crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 21 Aug 2015, 18:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950003871
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 16 Jun 2015, 08:30
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950002894
- Slight
Car crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 21 May 2015, 11:45
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950002700
- Slight
Taxi crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 19 Apr 2015, 00:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950001843
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 23 Mar 2015, 07:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950001253
- Slight
Van crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 8 Jan 2015, 17:45
- A van and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950000293
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 18 Nov 2014, 09:35
- Vauxhall Insignia and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950005876
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 12 Oct 2014, 21:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950005208
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 29 Aug 2014, 17:25
- Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus, Skoda Fabia and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950004665
- Slight
Peugeot 307 crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Jul 2014, 22:45
- Peugeot 307 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950004094
- Serious
Car crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 17 Apr 2014, 09:28
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950002086
- Slight
Kia Cerato crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 28 Mar 2014, 13:15
- Kia Cerato and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950001720
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 12 Nov 2013, 08:05
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013950006146
- Serious
Volvo V40 crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 12 Jun 2013, 14:53
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013950003063
- Slight
MG MGF crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 9 May 2013, 11:47
- MG MGF, Suzuki SX4 and Honda HR-V
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2013950002462
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 12 Feb 2013, 09:25
- Renault Clio and Nissan Almera
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013950000789
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 23 Oct 2012, 15:50
- BMW 1 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012950005916
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on a C road in the City of Edinburgh, 9 Oct 2012, 07:50
- Seat Ibiza and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012950005628
- Slight
Car crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 30 Aug 2012, 21:45
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012950005024