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EH14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,248 road traffic collisions in the EH14 postcode district, City of Edinburgh, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,316 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 67 were fatal and 884 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, up 37% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
4,248
789th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,316
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
67
74 people killed
Serious collisions
884
1,020 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Up 37% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
60
Up 46% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EH14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal671.6%
  • Serious88421%
  • Slight3,29778%

What the data shows

  • EH14 had 398 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 770 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in EH14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 834 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH14, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in EH14.

Where EH14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
789th
Most casualties
888th
Most fatal collisions
757th
Most serious collisions
568th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday628 (15%)
  • Tuesday633 (15%)
  • Wednesday659 (16%)
  • Thursday662 (16%)
  • Friday739 (17%)
  • Saturday523 (12%)
  • Sunday404 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,938 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,064 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting202 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit38 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,561 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway408 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout248 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph94 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph3,058 (72%)
  • 40 mph392 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph57 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph410 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph236 (5.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,227 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds617 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds108 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds84 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds52 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Other94 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,653 (50%)
  • Pedestrian1,005 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist506 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist494 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant354 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant193 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant45 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH14 peaked at 157 in 1981; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254160
20243041
20232833
20222427
20214046
20202324
20193745
20184354
20176072
20167299
20156576
20147693
201383101
201278100
20116785
20107790
20096373
200880100
200791108
200690120
200590118
200490106
200384110
200297119
2001134170
2000117156
199994114
1998104120
1997118153
1996123144
199597120
199497131
1993103127
1992123162
1991106138
1990106137
1989126161
1988116145
198786114
1986122153
1985123153
1984129143
1983130160
1982137178
1981157193
1980133173
1979138171

Map of recent crashes in EH14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH14

The 24 most recent collisions in EH14 happened between 22 May and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH14

The A70 has the most collisions in EH14, 1,008 of 4,248 (24%), followed by the A71 (443).

Collisions in EH14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA701,0081,26920261
2ndA714436031679
3rdA720259370144
4thB701118127223
5thM8558513

Council areas covering EH14

Collisions in EH14 were recorded in 2 council areas. The City of Edinburgh has 4,221 of 4,248 (99%).

Collisions in EH14 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCity of Edinburgh4,2215,27666874
2ndWest Lothian2740110

Town in EH14

Of the 4,248 collisions in EH14, 3,186 (75%) were in Edinburgh.