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EH29 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 590 road traffic collisions in the EH29 postcode district, City of Edinburgh, from 1979 to 2025, and 831 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 124 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
590
2,369th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
831
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Serious collisions
124
150 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH29

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious12421%
  • Slight45477%

What the data shows

  • EH29 had 66 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 135 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in EH29 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 89 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH29, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in EH29.

Where EH29 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,369th
Most casualties
2,376th
Most fatal collisions
2,369th
Most serious collisions
2,404th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday95 (16%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday89 (15%)
  • Saturday95 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight416 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway170 (29%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph174 (29%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph206 (35%)
  • 70 mph170 (29%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds427 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant564 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (12%)
  • Pedestrian69 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant51 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH29 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH29, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH29 peaked at 28 in 2000; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202577
202477
202349
202267
202178
202024
201966
2018912
20171014
201689
20151530
201499
2013915
20121214
20111217
20102042
20091926
200879
20072030
20061216
20052334
20041618
20031924
20021926
20011720
20002842
19991223
19981831
19971821
19961721
19951530
19941422
19931519
19921619
1991810
19901420
19891821
198888
19871418
1986912
19851316
1984912
19831014
198223
19811116
19801318
19791322

Map of recent crashes in EH29

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH29

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH29

The 24 most recent collisions in EH29 happened between 17 April 2022 and 17 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH29

The M9 has the most collisions in EH29, 169 of 590 (29%), followed by the B800 (79).

Collisions in EH29 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM9169245333
2ndB8007997020
3rdA80005377113
4thB90804962111
5thM90142403

Council areas covering EH29

Collisions in EH29 were recorded in 3 council areas. The City of Edinburgh has 567 of 590 (96%).

Collisions in EH29 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCity of Edinburgh56778912120
2ndWest Lothian172802
3rdMidlothian61402

Town in EH29

Of the 590 collisions in EH29, 185 (31%) were in Kirkliston.