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EH10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,659 road traffic collisions in the EH10 postcode district, City of Edinburgh, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 804 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, down from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,659
1,013th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,501
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
36
38 people killed
Serious collisions
804
892 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Down 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EH10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal361%
  • Serious80422%
  • Slight2,81977%

What the data shows

  • EH10 had 299 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 611 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in EH10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 473 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH10, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in EH10.

Where EH10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,013th
Most casualties
1,152nd
Most fatal collisions
1,639th
Most serious collisions
725th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday539 (15%)
  • Tuesday536 (15%)
  • Wednesday579 (16%)
  • Thursday582 (16%)
  • Friday622 (17%)
  • Saturday478 (13%)
  • Sunday323 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,723 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit768 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting132 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,327 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway239 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout58 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph113 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph2,722 (74%)
  • 40 mph307 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph277 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph228 (6.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,805 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds555 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds84 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds61 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds40 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other56 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded35 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,058 (46%)
  • Pedestrian851 (19%)
  • Cyclist590 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist393 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant348 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant136 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant65 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH10 peaked at 134 in 1981; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251824
20241928
20232530
20222226
20211921
20202734
20192935
20183848
20174159
20166179
20155464
20145972
20136386
20125871
20115153
20106782
20095565
20086067
20075672
200688114
20056578
20047689
20037892
20026980
200199124
200091111
199987111
199895111
199792104
1996124161
199590113
1994117134
1993101113
199291105
199188106
1990105138
1989104124
1988118145
1987116139
198697125
1985122152
1984102128
1983114138
1982119148
1981134168
1980123157
1979132177

Map of recent crashes in EH10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH10

The 24 most recent collisions in EH10 happened between 12 September 2024 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH10

The A702 has the most collisions in EH10, 1,438 of 3,659 (39%), followed by the A720 (280).

Collisions in EH10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7021,4381,72713349
2ndA720280418564
3rdB702126133016
4thA70378116221
5thB7017394221
6thA7013401

Council areas covering EH10

Collisions in EH10 were recorded in 2 council areas. The City of Edinburgh has 3,385 of 3,659 (93%).

Collisions in EH10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCity of Edinburgh3,3854,08230726
2ndMidlothian274419678

Town in EH10

Of the 3,659 collisions in EH10, 2,952 (81%) were in Edinburgh.