Serious
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 25 Apr 2025, 22:54
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025991582143
Portobello/Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, EH21 8SG area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 98 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Portobello/Craigmillar ward, the City of Edinburgh, from 2001 to 2025, with 128 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 98
- 8,077th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 128
- 1.31 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 2 in 2024
Crash severity at the EH21 8SG hotspot
11 of the 98 collisions here (11%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal22%
- Serious99.2%
- Slight8789%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 11
- Slightly injured
- 115
- All casualties
- 128
Accidents by year at the EH21 8SG hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 8 in 2014, against an average of 3.9 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the EH21 8SG 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 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9 |
| 2013 | 6 | 10 |
| 2012 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 |
| 2002 | 6 | 12 |
| 2001 | 6 | 9 |
Map of crashes at the EH21 8SG hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH21 8SG.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Portobello/Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, EH21 8SG 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 EH21 8SG 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
- Portobello/Craigmillar
- Council area
- the City of Edinburgh
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- EH21 8SG
- Postcode district
- EH21
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 55.9334, -3.09075
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 23 of 25
- Latest collision
- 25 April 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 8,077th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the EH21 8SG hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Edinburgh had the most collisions, 38 of 98.
Accident hotspots near EH21 8SG
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Portobello/Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, EH15 3FL area, 1.1 km away, with 339 collisions.
- Portobello/Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, EH15 3FL area1.1 km away, 413 casualties339 collisions
- Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6SQ area1.5 km away, 105 casualties82 collisions
- Portobello/Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, EH15 2LL area1.5 km away, 124 casualties102 collisions
- Portobello/Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, EH16 4ZJ area1.6 km away, 104 casualties91 collisions
- Portobello/Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, EH15 3AP area1.9 km away, 503 casualties421 collisions
- Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 8RE area2.2 km away, 327 casualties212 collisions
- Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1FW area2.2 km away, 77 casualties62 collisions
- Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6PP area2.4 km away, 423 casualties380 collisions
All 98 crashes at the EH21 8SG hotspot
Newest first, from 23 March 2001 to 25 April 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Jaguar E-Pace crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Feb 2025, 18:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991550434
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 26 Jul 2024, 07:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991472446
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Jun 2024, 12:00
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991456131
- Serious
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 21 Oct 2023, 15:20
- Renault Clio and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991367092
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 29 Jul 2023, 23:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991335403
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 20 Jan 2023, 21:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991266160
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 5 Jan 2023, 08:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991260441
- Slight
Suzuki Alto crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 28 Dec 2021, 20:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991126998
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Oct 2021, 07:30
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991100908
- Serious
Yamaha FZ crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 7 Sep 2021, 11:40
- Yamaha FZ and Mercedes Sprinter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991085052
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 19 Mar 2021, 17:30
- Skoda Fabia and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991029660
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Feb 2020, 14:49
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990930075
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 30 Oct 2019, 17:50
- Citroen C1 and Suzuki Alto
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950898514
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A1 in the City of Edinburgh, 6 Jun 2019, 17:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000712
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 15 May 2019, 16:00
- Renault Clio and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000585
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 19 Feb 2019, 19:50
- Ford Transit Custom and Honda XL125V
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000214
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A1 in the City of Edinburgh, 9 Aug 2017, 16:05
- Nissan Qashqai, Land Rover Range Rover and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017950001848
- Slight
Hyundai Getz crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 21 Jan 2017, 21:48
- Hyundai Getz and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002131
- Fatal
Mazda MX-5 crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 17 Sep 2016, 11:25
- Mazda MX-5 and Hyundai ix35
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016950004431
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 11 May 2016, 16:03
- Skoda Octavia and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950002348
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 7 Apr 2016, 13:40
- BMW 1 Series and Skoda Octavia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950001825
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A1 in the City of Edinburgh, 9 Jan 2016, 08:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950000116
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on the A1 in the City of Edinburgh, 9 Jan 2016, 08:15
- Volkswagen UP, BMW 3 Series and Suzuki Swift
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950000117
- Slight
Saab 9-3 crash on the A1 in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Nov 2015, 15:59
- Saab 9-3, Audi A3 and Hyundai i20
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2015950005231
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 1 Aug 2015, 01:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950003612
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 5 Jun 2015, 14:45
- Mercedes A Class and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950002712
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 23 Mar 2015, 09:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950001247
- Slight
Hyundai Getz crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 15 Dec 2014, 19:20
- Hyundai Getz and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950006619
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A1 in the City of Edinburgh, 25 Nov 2014, 07:25
- Ford Transit Connect and Scania
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950006026
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 18 Oct 2014, 10:20
- Fiat 500 and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014950005244
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 2 Oct 2014, 15:21
- Kia Picanto and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950005029
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 20 Jul 2014, 23:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950003972
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 2 Jul 2014, 10:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950003593
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 10 Jun 2014, 19:15
- Ford Transit and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950003214
- Serious
Volvo crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 27 Feb 2014, 14:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950001140
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 27 Oct 2013, 12:23
- Fiat Punto and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2013950005829
- Slight
Citroen Dispatch crash on the A1 in the City of Edinburgh, 28 Sep 2013, 14:15
- Citroen Dispatch and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2013950005244
- Slight
Scania crash on the A1 in the City of Edinburgh, 13 Aug 2013, 11:05
- 2 Scanias and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013950004139
- Serious
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 12 Jul 2013, 07:43
- Volkswagen Passat and Aprilia RS 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013950003512
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 8 May 2013, 11:20
- Renault Megane and Citroen Berlingo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013950002455
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 24 Jan 2013, 18:40
- Honda Jazz and Mini One
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013950000425
- Slight
Van crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 31 Dec 2012, 19:15
- A van and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012950000010
- Slight
Mitsubishi L200 crash on the A1 in the City of Edinburgh, 19 Nov 2012, 16:52
- Mitsubishi L200, Vauxhall Vivaro and Land Rover Discovery
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2012950006545
- Slight
Car crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 30 May 2012, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2012950003002
- Slight
Car crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 10 Mar 2012, 15:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2012950001480
- Slight
Car crash on the A6095 in the City of Edinburgh, 19 Dec 2011, 17:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011950008112
- Serious
Citroen Saxo crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 20 Oct 2011, 22:55
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2011950006693