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EH16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,588 road traffic collisions in the EH16 postcode district, City of Edinburgh, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 1,105 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 36 collisions, up 20% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
4,588
678th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,653
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
64
67 people killed
Serious collisions
1,105
1,199 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
36
Up 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
42
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EH16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal641.4%
  • Serious1,10524%
  • Slight3,41975%

What the data shows

  • EH16 had 422 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 710 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in EH16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,055 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH16, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in EH16.

Where EH16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
678th
Most casualties
795th
Most fatal collisions
819th
Most serious collisions
280th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday635 (14%)
  • Tuesday636 (14%)
  • Wednesday685 (15%)
  • Thursday729 (16%)
  • Friday791 (17%)
  • Saturday649 (14%)
  • Sunday463 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,259 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,222 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit41 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,262 (93%)
  • Roundabout169 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph184 (4%)
  • 30 mph4,137 (90%)
  • 40 mph200 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph61 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,607 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds632 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds96 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds64 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds51 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other71 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded44 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,194 (39%)
  • Pedestrian1,430 (25%)
  • Cyclist589 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant569 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist520 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant165 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant113 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH16 peaked at 187 in 1980; 2025 had 36.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 36
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253642
20243043
20232839
20222939
20212936
20202629
20195767
20185157
20176475
20167285
20156987
201486106
20135863
20126479
20116577
20106786
20096471
200882109
200778102
200677100
20056680
20048293
200385103
200290110
2001100121
200097120
199993116
1998113129
1997104129
1996111133
1995107122
1994106134
1993131165
1992130163
1991127156
1990139177
1989157189
1988158196
1987129152
1986145183
1985158196
1984168191
1983174197
1982156199
1981179225
1980187236
1979164246

Map of recent crashes in EH16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH16

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH16

The 24 most recent collisions in EH16 happened between 27 March and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH16

The A6095 has the most collisions in EH16, 618 of 4,588 (13%), followed by the A701 (615).

Collisions in EH16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA609561874910184
2ndA70161581711144
3rdA6859877210143
4thA758976510141
5thA7726270213
6thB6095394803
7thA7203540211
8thB701344605
9thA6106283704
10thB13506600

Council areas covering EH16

Collisions in EH16 were recorded in 2 council areas. The City of Edinburgh has 4,486 of 4,588 (98%).

Collisions in EH16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCity of Edinburgh4,4865,525591,079
2ndMidlothian101127526

Towns in EH16

Collisions in EH16 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Edinburgh (3,861) and Danderhall (3).