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EH30 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,534 road traffic collisions in the EH30 postcode district, City of Edinburgh, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,129 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 328 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, up from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,534
1,956th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,129
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
35
38 people killed
Serious collisions
328
383 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH30

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal352.3%
  • Serious32821%
  • Slight1,17176%

What the data shows

  • EH30 had 138 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 280 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in EH30 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 249 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH30, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in EH30.

Where EH30 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,956th
Most casualties
1,960th
Most fatal collisions
1,679th
Most serious collisions
1,935th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday202 (13%)
  • Tuesday201 (13%)
  • Wednesday224 (15%)
  • Thursday238 (16%)
  • Friday261 (17%)
  • Saturday210 (14%)
  • Sunday198 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,110 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit220 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting187 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway886 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway559 (36%)
  • Roundabout43 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph32 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph485 (32%)
  • 40 mph126 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph138 (9%)
  • 60 mph431 (28%)
  • 70 mph321 (21%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,144 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds224 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds53 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,369 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist229 (11%)
  • Pedestrian195 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist138 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant90 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH30 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH30, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH30 peaked at 57 in 1990; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251221
20241015
20231314
20221629
2021922
202069
20191622
20181721
20172328
20161620
20152535
20143749
20132529
20122026
20112527
20102936
20092427
20083239
20073238
20063140
20054059
20044875
20033653
20023953
20014968
20004362
19992736
19985684
19974560
19965070
19953547
19944865
19934770
19924260
19914555
19905773
19894256
19883955
19873649
19863549
19855072
19844357
19833447
19823962
19813554
19803444
19792247

Map of recent crashes in EH30

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH30

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH30

The 24 most recent collisions in EH30 happened between 14 December 2023 and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH30

The A90 has the most collisions in EH30, 564 of 1,534 (37%), followed by the A8000 (203).

Collisions in EH30 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9056480117113
2ndA8000203314027
3rdB924151206353
4thA904107170332
5thB907243108
6thM90172505
7thB800101710
8thA8004400
9thB90803500
10thM93300

Council areas covering EH30

Collisions in EH30 were recorded in 4 council areas. The City of Edinburgh has 1,439 of 1,534 (94%).

Collisions in EH30 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCity of Edinburgh1,4391,98034309
2ndFife446115
3rdWest Lothian4476013
4thMidlothian71201

Town in EH30

Of the 1,534 collisions in EH30, 637 (42%) were in Queensferry.