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EH17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,987 road traffic collisions in the EH17 postcode district, City of Edinburgh, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 458 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, down from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,987
1,759th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,536
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
41 people killed
Serious collisions
458
531 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for EH17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal381.9%
  • Serious45823%
  • Slight1,49175%

What the data shows

  • EH17 had 206 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 348 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in EH17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 541 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH17, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in EH17.

Where EH17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,759th
Most casualties
1,834th
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
1,607th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday293 (15%)
  • Tuesday299 (15%)
  • Wednesday271 (14%)
  • Thursday306 (15%)
  • Friday342 (17%)
  • Saturday264 (13%)
  • Sunday212 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,385 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit500 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,730 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway175 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout54 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph51 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph1,429 (72%)
  • 40 mph203 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph178 (9%)
  • 70 mph122 (6.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,573 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds251 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds65 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,179 (46%)
  • Pedestrian606 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist257 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant179 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist168 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant83 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH17 peaked at 80 in 1982; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251824
20241924
20231418
20222122
20212027
20201622
20191524
20182629
20172228
20163540
20153444
20143343
20132836
20123538
20113949
20103341
20093749
20082934
20073844
20064254
20053752
20044259
20033950
20024650
20014356
20005463
19994655
19984960
19975481
19965260
19954757
19944451
19934864
19924963
19913746
19904458
19897396
19884552
19875380
19866377
19856780
19846884
19836777
198280122
19816488
19807089
19795276

Map of recent crashes in EH17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH17

The 24 most recent collisions in EH17 happened between 27 August 2024 and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH17

The A7 has the most collisions in EH17, 349 of 1,987 (18%), followed by the A720 (343).

Collisions in EH17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA73494451081
2ndA720343467881
3rdB701257315551
4thA701124155327
5thA772100120223
6thA6891133225
7thA7684400

Council areas covering EH17

Collisions in EH17 were recorded in 2 council areas. The City of Edinburgh has 1,930 of 1,987 (97%).

Collisions in EH17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCity of Edinburgh1,9302,42434445
2ndMidlothian57112413

Town in EH17

Of the 1,987 collisions in EH17, 1,495 (75%) were in Edinburgh.