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EH12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,124 road traffic collisions in the EH12 postcode district, City of Edinburgh, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,722 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 1,075 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, down 24% on 2024 (54).

Collisions since 1979
6,124
303rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,722
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
73 people killed
Serious collisions
1,075
1,187 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Down 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
55
Down 29% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EH12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal691.1%
  • Serious1,07518%
  • Slight4,98081%

What the data shows

  • EH12 had 552 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 1,037 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in EH12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 866 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH12, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in EH12.

Where EH12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
303rd
Most casualties
349th
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
312th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday897 (15%)
  • Tuesday908 (15%)
  • Wednesday922 (15%)
  • Thursday983 (16%)
  • Friday1,012 (17%)
  • Saturday770 (13%)
  • Sunday632 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,582 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,423 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit52 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,747 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway801 (13%)
  • Roundabout429 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road130 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph218 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph4,419 (72%)
  • 40 mph918 (15%)
  • 50 mph95 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph177 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph296 (4.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,660 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds992 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds134 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds89 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds41 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other101 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded78 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,742 (48%)
  • Pedestrian1,378 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant729 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist689 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist651 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant257 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant174 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant37 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH12 peaked at 203 in 2000; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254155
20245478
20233747
20223541
20214858
20204255
20195775
20186998
20176987
2016100125
2015104122
2014100117
2013108124
201286104
201196117
201092117
2009120144
2008103141
2007106124
2006122154
2005128158
2004149177
2003129153
2002157217
2001168214
2000203261
1999152185
1998175231
1997145169
1996138190
1995167204
1994162201
1993164199
1992133170
1991183241
1990181225
1989189230
1988166220
1987160204
1986142183
1985194264
1984198260
1983193231
1982186217
1981195255
1980197239
1979181241

Map of recent crashes in EH12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH12

The 24 most recent collisions in EH12 happened between 30 June and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH12

The A8 has the most collisions in EH12, 2,918 of 6,124 (48%), followed by the A720 (309).

Collisions in EH12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82,9183,69034513
2ndA720309431365
3rdB701239285439
4thM8228378421
5thA902156198236
6thB9080111403
7thA703400

Council area for EH12

EH12 is in the City of Edinburgh, where police recorded 74,538 collisions from 1979 to 2025. EH12 accounts for 8.2% of them.

Towns in EH12

Collisions in EH12 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Edinburgh (5,138) and Ingliston (82).