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EH15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,536 road traffic collisions in the EH15 postcode district, City of Edinburgh, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 732 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, down 38% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
3,536
1,076th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,371
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
44
44 people killed
Serious collisions
732
794 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
Down 38% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
Down 41% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EH15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal441.2%
  • Serious73221%
  • Slight2,76078%

What the data shows

  • EH15 had 337 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 588 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in EH15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 740 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH15, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in EH15.

Where EH15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,076th
Most casualties
1,199th
Most fatal collisions
1,376th
Most serious collisions
885th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday523 (15%)
  • Tuesday494 (14%)
  • Wednesday491 (14%)
  • Thursday548 (15%)
  • Friday567 (16%)
  • Saturday548 (15%)
  • Sunday365 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,636 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit836 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit42 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,125 (88%)
  • Roundabout189 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway185 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph106 (3%)
  • 30 mph2,565 (73%)
  • 40 mph763 (22%)
  • 50 mph18 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph39 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph44 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,734 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds524 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds98 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds53 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other51 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded34 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,982 (45%)
  • Pedestrian951 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist428 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant426 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist372 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant123 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH15 peaked at 141 in 1979; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251517
20242429
20233236
20222121
20212931
20202630
20193851
20183649
20175568
20166171
20155163
20146473
20134962
20124662
20113844
20105161
20096685
20087482
20077187
20067893
20057692
20047083
20036574
200285101
200198130
200099129
19996688
199888102
199790113
1996104130
1995105124
199498111
199385106
1992102124
1991106126
199096119
198998121
198898126
198788126
198693111
198592114
1984117144
1983107140
1982140186
1981108133
198096121
1979141182

Map of recent crashes in EH15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH15

The 24 most recent collisions in EH15 happened between 23 July 2024 and 6 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH15

The A1 has the most collisions in EH15, 855 of 3,536 (24%), followed by the A199 (516).

Collisions in EH15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA18551,09711187
2ndA19951666811129
3rdB6415484557663
4thA6106328398376
5thA6095190249232
6thA1140232602

Council area for EH15

EH15 is in the City of Edinburgh, where police recorded 74,538 collisions from 1979 to 2025. EH15 accounts for 4.7% of them.

Town in EH15

Of the 3,536 collisions in EH15, 3,235 (91%) were in Edinburgh.