Pentland Hills, City of Edinburgh, EH27 8EB area: accident hotspot

Name: Road accidents at the Pentland Hills, City of Edinburgh, EH27 8EB area accident hotspot, 2001 to 2025
Creator: Department for Transport
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Police recorded 67 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Pentland Hills ward, the City of Edinburgh, from 2001 to 2025, with 100 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 15 were serious.

No collisions were recorded here in 2024 or 2025; the last was on 6 March 2023.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025: 67; 11,149th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties: 100; 1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions: 1; 1 person killed
Collisions in 2025: 0; 0 in 2024

Crash severity at the EH27 8EB hotspot

16 of the 67 collisions here (24%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

Fatal11.5%
Serious1522%
Slight5176%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed: 1
Seriously injured: 17
Slightly injured: 82
All casualties: 100

Accidents by year at the EH27 8EB hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 5 in 2017, against an average of 2.7 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the EH27 8EB hotspot, 2001 to 2025

Collisions
Collisions in 2025
Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table

Year	Collisions	Casualties
2025	0	0
2024	0	0
2023	1	1
2022	1	2
2021	2	3
2020	2	2
2019	3	3
2018	3	5
2017	5	7
2016	3	7
2015	3	5
2014	2	2
2013	2	4
2012	4	5
2011	4	7
2010	5	6
2009	4	6
2008	5	9
2007	3	6
2006	1	1
2005	5	6
2004	3	5
2003	1	1
2002	4	6
2001	1	1

Map of crashes at the EH27 8EB hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH27 8EB.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Pentland Hills, City of Edinburgh, EH27 8EB area accident hotspot

48 crashes
Fatal
Serious
Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the EH27 8EB 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: Pentland Hills
Council area: the City of Edinburgh
Nearest postcode to the centre: EH27 8EB
Postcode district: EH27
Centre (latitude, longitude): 55.90652, -3.37451
Radius: 700 metres
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Years with a collision: 23 of 25
Latest collision: 6 March 2023
Rank by collisions: 11,149th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the EH27 8EB hotspot

65 of the 67 collisions at this hotspot were on the A71.

Collisions at the EH27 8EB hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
Rank	Road	Collisions	Casualties	Fatal	Serious
1st	A71	65	98	1	15

Accident hotspots near EH27 8EB

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the East Livingston and East Calder, West Lothian, EH27 8DT area, 2.5 km away, with 65 collisions.

All 67 crashes at the EH27 8EB hotspot

Newest first, from 17 March 2001 to 6 March 2023, 48 to a page.

Severity

Year

Slight6 Mar 2023, 07:15
Renault Kangoo crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 6 Mar 2023, 07:15
- Renault Kangoo and Scania
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991283547
Serious15 Aug 2022, 00:30
Hyundai Ioniq crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Aug 2022, 00:30
- Hyundai Ioniq and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022991209141
Serious7 Dec 2021, 14:15
Skoda Fabia crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 7 Dec 2021, 14:15
- Skoda Fabia and Scania
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991119171
Slight6 Jul 2021, 19:00
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 6 Jul 2021, 19:00
- 2 Vauxhall Astras
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021991063506
Slight6 Aug 2020, 07:05
Volvo crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 6 Aug 2020, 07:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990970319
Serious30 Jul 2020, 07:47
Lexmoto Assault 125 crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 30 Jul 2020, 07:47
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990968381
Serious31 Oct 2019, 07:30
Car crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 31 Oct 2019, 07:30
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950897486
Slight10 May 2019, 15:15
Van crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 10 May 2019, 15:15
- A van and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000563
Serious26 Apr 2019, 12:01
Toyota Auris crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Apr 2019, 12:01
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000498
Slight4 Sep 2018, 16:40
Yamaha YZF R125 crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Sep 2018, 16:40
- Yamaha YZF R125 and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001200
Slight20 Jul 2018, 15:15
BMW 1 Series crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 20 Jul 2018, 15:15
- BMW 1 Series and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000967
Slight8 Jul 2018, 16:50
Citroen DS4 crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 8 Jul 2018, 16:50
- Citroen DS4 and Ford KA
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018950000912
Slight5 Sep 2017, 07:00
Peugeot 3008 crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 5 Sep 2017, 07:00
- Peugeot 3008 and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017950001977
Slight22 Aug 2017, 07:00
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 22 Aug 2017, 07:00
- Nissan Qashqai and Honda WW125EX2
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001895
Serious29 Mar 2017, 17:00
Nissan Micra crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 29 Mar 2017, 17:00
- Nissan Micra and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001092
Slight20 Mar 2017, 17:00
Ford Focus crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 20 Mar 2017, 17:00
- Ford Focus, Nissan Juke, Seat Ibiza and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001039
Serious12 Jan 2017, 18:15
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 12 Jan 2017, 18:15
- Vauxhall Vectra, Ford Fiesta and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017950000086
Serious8 Nov 2016, 13:40
Renault crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 8 Nov 2016, 13:40
- Renault, Renault Clio and Volvo XC60
- 3 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2016950005266
Slight27 May 2016, 14:50
Kia Picanto crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 27 May 2016, 14:50
- Kia Picanto, Ford Transit and Renault Trafic
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950002623
Slight9 Feb 2016, 15:00
Ford Transit crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 9 Feb 2016, 15:00
- Ford Transit and Jaguar XJ Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201695D000942
Slight15 Oct 2015, 17:25
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Oct 2015, 17:25
- Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Polo and Ford Mondeo
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2015950004547
Slight12 Sep 2015, 23:23
Nissan Note crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 12 Sep 2015, 23:23
- Nissan Note and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950004109
Slight18 Jul 2015, 08:38
Ford Focus crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 18 Jul 2015, 08:38
- Ford Focus and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950003357
Slight23 Aug 2014, 17:35
Volvo crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 23 Aug 2014, 17:35
- Volvo and an agricultural vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950004554
Slight15 Feb 2014, 11:00
Ford Focus crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Feb 2014, 11:00
- Ford Focus, Mazda 6 and Suzuki AN 400
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950000895
Serious5 Nov 2013, 12:45
Volvo S40 crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 5 Nov 2013, 12:45
- Volvo S40 and MAN
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013950006006
Serious21 Mar 2013, 06:40
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 21 Mar 2013, 06:40
- Vauxhall Corsa, Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Astra
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2013950001572
Slight28 Nov 2012, 00:47
Honda Civic crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 28 Nov 2012, 00:47
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2012950006725
Slight2 May 2012, 19:00
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 2 May 2012, 19:00
- Volkswagen Passat and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012950002454
Slight7 Mar 2012, 07:30
Ford KA crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 7 Mar 2012, 07:30
- Ford KA and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012950001553
Slight3 Feb 2012, 08:55
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 3 Feb 2012, 08:55
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012950000695
Serious28 Dec 2011, 04:30
Fiat Punto crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 28 Dec 2011, 04:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011950008255
Slight14 Jul 2011, 02:55
Car crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 14 Jul 2011, 02:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011950004665
Slight13 Jul 2011, 08:30
Renault Clio crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Jul 2011, 08:30
- Renault Clio and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2011950004651
Fatal26 Jan 2011, 11:45
Mini Cooper crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 26 Jan 2011, 11:45
- Mini Cooper and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2011950000665
Slight7 Oct 2010, 07:48
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 7 Oct 2010, 07:48
- Vauxhall Astra and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010950007366
Slight27 Aug 2010, 18:10
Seat Leon crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 27 Aug 2010, 18:10
- Seat Leon, Renault Laguna and Mitsubishi Carisma
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010950006350
Slight21 Jun 2010, 20:25
Volvo XC60 crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 21 Jun 2010, 20:25
- Volvo XC60 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010950004451
Slight8 Jun 2010, 13:00
Nissan Micra crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 8 Jun 2010, 13:00
- Nissan Micra and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2010950004074
Slight8 Mar 2010, 19:20
Vauxhall Frontera crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 8 Mar 2010, 19:20
- Vauxhall Frontera and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010950001832
Slight24 Oct 2009, 14:50
Car crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 24 Oct 2009, 14:50
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009950008101
Slight20 Jul 2009, 17:40
Yamaha crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 20 Jul 2009, 17:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009950005625
Slight20 May 2009, 12:18
Ford Transit crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 20 May 2009, 12:18
- Ford Transit and Citroen Xsara
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009950003747
Slight2 Jan 2009, 15:00
Hyundai Accent crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Jan 2009, 15:00
- Hyundai Accent and Vauxhall Vectra
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2009950000024
Slight29 Dec 2008, 03:30
Vehicle crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 29 Dec 2008, 03:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2008950000001
Slight31 Aug 2008, 23:40
Mazda Premacy crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 31 Aug 2008, 23:40
- Mazda Premacy and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2008950007382
Slight17 Jul 2008, 12:30
Car crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 17 Jul 2008, 12:30
- 3 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008950006467
Slight30 Jun 2008, 19:45
Fiat Punto crash on the A71 in the City of Edinburgh, 30 Jun 2008, 19:45
- Fiat Punto, Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2008950005334