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EH11 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,801 road traffic collisions in the EH11 postcode district, City of Edinburgh, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,878 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 1,185 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 40 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
5,801
365th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,878
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
54 people killed
Serious collisions
1,185
1,266 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
40
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
51
Up 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EH11

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal530.9%
  • Serious1,18520%
  • Slight4,56379%

What the data shows

  • EH11 had 502 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 977 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in EH11 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,089 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH11, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in EH11.

Where EH11 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
365th
Most casualties
509th
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
215th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday824 (14%)
  • Tuesday849 (15%)
  • Wednesday926 (16%)
  • Thursday962 (17%)
  • Friday989 (17%)
  • Saturday748 (13%)
  • Sunday503 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,166 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,527 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit64 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,745 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway647 (11%)
  • Roundabout332 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph172 (3%)
  • 30 mph4,707 (81%)
  • 40 mph705 (12%)
  • 50 mph104 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph41 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph72 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,507 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds852 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds151 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds81 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds41 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other85 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded68 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,516 (37%)
  • Pedestrian1,981 (29%)
  • Bus or coach occupant743 (11%)
  • Cyclist669 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist601 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant172 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant114 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH11 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH11, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH11 peaked at 207 in 1979; 2025 had 40.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 40
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254051
20244047
20234249
20224862
20213841
20202628
20196278
20186990
20175872
201679102
2015100123
201496116
201391115
2012100115
201197111
20108091
20098291
2008120129
2007108128
2006103114
2005112135
2004130153
2003118141
2002121139
2001138148
2000165211
1999142170
1998167195
1997169186
1996172219
1995122140
1994156188
1993151176
1992172201
1991156190
1990191224
1989182205
1988170188
1987155176
1986149187
1985164207
1984172198
1983185222
1982160197
1981191217
1980205249
1979207263

Map of recent crashes in EH11

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH11

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH11

The 24 most recent collisions in EH11 happened between 9 June and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH11

The A71 has the most collisions in EH11, 1,643 of 5,801 (28%), followed by the A70 (781).

Collisions in EH11 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA711,6431,93915358
2ndA707819126155
3rdA720233327235
4thB701102119125
5thA86472111
6thM8152001

Council area for EH11

EH11 is in the City of Edinburgh, where police recorded 74,538 collisions from 1979 to 2025. EH11 accounts for 7.8% of them.

Town in EH11

Of the 5,801 collisions in EH11, 5,527 (95%) were in Edinburgh.