Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 19 Dec 2025, 17:47
- BMW 5 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991685628
Southside/Newington, City of Edinburgh, EH8 9HL area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 1,017 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Southside/Newington ward, the City of Edinburgh, from 2001 to 2025, with 1,121 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 170 were serious.
In 2025 there were 15 collisions here, down from 19 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 1,017
- 347th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 1,121
- 1.10 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 15
- Down 21% on 2024
Crash severity at the EH8 9HL hotspot
173 of the 1,017 collisions here (17%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal30.3%
- Serious17017%
- Slight84483%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 178
- Slightly injured
- 940
- All casualties
- 1,121
Accidents by year at the EH8 9HL hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 69 in 2001, against an average of 41 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the EH8 9HL hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 15
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 16 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 |
| 2022 | 24 | 25 |
| 2021 | 13 | 19 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 |
| 2019 | 23 | 24 |
| 2018 | 33 | 38 |
| 2017 | 34 | 37 |
| 2016 | 49 | 57 |
| 2015 | 45 | 49 |
| 2014 | 36 | 36 |
| 2013 | 53 | 57 |
| 2012 | 60 | 64 |
| 2011 | 48 | 51 |
| 2010 | 54 | 60 |
| 2009 | 38 | 39 |
| 2008 | 66 | 75 |
| 2007 | 47 | 56 |
| 2006 | 51 | 54 |
| 2005 | 52 | 54 |
| 2004 | 61 | 65 |
| 2003 | 52 | 64 |
| 2002 | 55 | 58 |
| 2001 | 69 | 84 |
Map of crashes at the EH8 9HL hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH8 9HL.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Southside/Newington, City of Edinburgh, EH8 9HL 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 EH8 9HL 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
- Southside/Newington
- Council area
- the City of Edinburgh
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- EH8 9HL
- Postcode district
- EH8
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 55.94411, -3.1821
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 19 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 347th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the EH8 9HL hotspot
978 of the 1,017 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Edinburgh.
Accident hotspots near EH8 9HL
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH8 8BA area, 0.9 km away, with 153 collisions.
- City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH8 8BA area0.9 km away, 169 casualties153 collisions
- Southside/Newington, City of Edinburgh, EH9 1UE area0.9 km away, 406 casualties358 collisions
- City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area1.2 km away, 2,995 casualties2,741 collisions
- Leith Walk, City of Edinburgh, EH7 5JR area1.6 km away, 1,469 casualties1,311 collisions
- Southside/Newington, City of Edinburgh, EH16 5PG area1.6 km away, 752 casualties625 collisions
- City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH10 4JW area1.8 km away, 118 casualties113 collisions
- City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH3 8BZ area1.8 km away, 1,397 casualties1,226 collisions
- Southside/Newington, City of Edinburgh, EH9 3HT area2 km away, 98 casualties85 collisions
All 1,017 crashes at the EH8 9HL hotspot
Newest first, from 12 January 2001 to 19 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
BMW R Series crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 17 Aug 2025, 17:30
- BMW R Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991630313
- Serious
Honda Civic crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 11 Aug 2025, 20:58
- Honda Civic and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991627633
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 31 Jul 2025, 17:30
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991623935
- Slight
Peugeot Expert crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 19 Jun 2025, 14:44
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991605328
- Slight
Volkswagen Touran crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 9 Jun 2025, 15:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991600616
- Serious
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 17 May 2025, 12:10
- Vauxhall Insignia and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991599310
- Serious
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 16 May 2025, 19:00
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025991677693
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 14 May 2025, 09:45
- Volvo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991589827
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 4 Apr 2025, 12:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991573678
- Serious
Hyundai Ioniq crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 27 Mar 2025, 18:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991570408
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 11 Mar 2025, 12:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991563731
- Serious
Toyota C-HR crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Feb 2025, 18:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991549548
- Serious
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 25 Jan 2025, 16:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991546252
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 15 Jan 2025, 18:29
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991542178
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 31 Dec 2024, 15:15
- Ford Transit Custom and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991549553
- Serious
Peugeot 208 crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 17 Nov 2024, 14:30
- Peugeot 208 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991520275
- Serious
Volvo crash on the A700 in the City of Edinburgh, 22 Oct 2024, 13:45
- Volvo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991507136
- Slight
Land Rover Discovery crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 29 Sep 2024, 17:50
- Land Rover Discovery and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991497468
- Serious
Honda Anc crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 6 Sep 2024, 01:28
- Honda Anc and Peugeot 3008
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991487849
- Slight
Taxi crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 30 Aug 2024, 12:05
- A taxi and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991487328
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 24 Aug 2024, 20:15
- Kia Picanto and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991484219
- Slight
Skoda Rapid crash on the A700 in the City of Edinburgh, 5 Aug 2024, 11:14
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991476134
- Slight
Hyundai Ioniq crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 31 May 2024, 17:40
- Hyundai Ioniq and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991450463
- Serious
Car crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 25 May 2024, 21:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991448281
- Slight
Hyundai Tucson crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 4 May 2024, 23:15
- Hyundai Tucson and MG ZS
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991440716
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 28 Apr 2024, 14:39
- Toyota Aygo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991459262
- Serious
Renault Captur crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 3 Mar 2024, 10:00
- Renault Captur and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991416449
- Serious
Lexus IS 300 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 28 Feb 2024, 13:40
- Lexus IS 300 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991415802
- Slight
Taxi crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 20 Feb 2024, 08:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991412054
- Serious
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 10 Feb 2024, 01:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991518023
- Slight
Jaguar XF Series crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 6 Feb 2024, 08:05
- Jaguar XF Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991407357
- Serious
Bicycle crash on the A700 in the City of Edinburgh, 25 Jan 2024, 17:25
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991402969
- Slight
Toyota RAV4 crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 22 Jan 2024, 17:45
- Toyota RAV4 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991401819
- Serious
Volvo crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 16 Dec 2023, 20:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991389214
- Slight
Bus crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 30 Aug 2023, 12:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991349617
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 18 Jul 2023, 17:22
- Volkswagen Polo and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991330763
- Serious
Skoda Roomster crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 14 Jun 2023, 23:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991361299
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 23 May 2023, 09:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991314740
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 7 Apr 2023, 15:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991296903
- Slight
Van crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 27 Mar 2023, 10:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991290825
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 6 Mar 2023, 17:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991283682
- Serious
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Mar 2023, 02:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991282056
- Serious
Hyundai Ioniq crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 27 Jan 2023, 01:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991268609
- Serious
Volvo crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 11 Jan 2023, 20:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991262219
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A701 in the City of Edinburgh, 24 Nov 2022, 19:30
- Vehicle and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991246895
- Serious
Renault Clio crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 3 Nov 2022, 18:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991238776
- Slight
Car crash on the A7 in the City of Edinburgh, 2 Nov 2022, 15:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991237607