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EH4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,532 road traffic collisions in the EH4 postcode district, City of Edinburgh, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,960 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 95 were fatal and 1,410 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 39 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (46).

Collisions since 1979
6,532
237th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,960
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
95
104 people killed
Serious collisions
1,410
1,576 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
39
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
50
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EH4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal951.5%
  • Serious1,41022%
  • Slight5,02777%

What the data shows

  • EH4 had 587 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 1,074 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in EH4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,335 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH4, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in EH4.

Where EH4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
237th
Most casualties
318th
Most fatal collisions
322nd
Most serious collisions
114th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday943 (14%)
  • Tuesday988 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,021 (16%)
  • Thursday1,049 (16%)
  • Friday1,127 (17%)
  • Saturday818 (13%)
  • Sunday586 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,720 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,702 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit50 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,668 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway501 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout309 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph198 (3%)
  • 30 mph4,911 (75%)
  • 40 mph1,335 (20%)
  • 50 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph58 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph27 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,076 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds959 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds154 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds101 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds42 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.1%)
  • Other96 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded72 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,497 (44%)
  • Pedestrian1,875 (24%)
  • Cyclist861 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist705 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant534 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant238 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant155 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH4 peaked at 276 in 1982; 2025 had 39.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253950
20244659
20234561
20224257
20214658
20204662
20197081
20187180
20177690
2016106117
201589106
2014114134
201390109
201296116
2011112135
2010115129
2009128156
200899115
2007112126
2006119145
2005118153
2004114136
2003108127
2002116136
2001120133
2000148189
1999155202
1998179203
1997180216
1996175201
1995158176
1994164194
1993165199
1992169209
1991186230
1990206256
1989182214
1988157198
1987181208
1986230287
1985216287
1984218276
1983213268
1982276349
1981248313
1980271348
1979218266

Map of recent crashes in EH4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH4

The 24 most recent collisions in EH4 happened between 22 May and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH4

The A90 has the most collisions in EH4, 1,868 of 6,532 (29%), followed by the A902 (592).

Collisions in EH4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA901,8682,46034388
2ndA90259273615136
3rdB90854324984137
4thB900397447270
5thB701678818
6thA7203441011
7thA900111202

Council areas covering EH4

Collisions in EH4 were recorded in 2 council areas. The City of Edinburgh has 6,529 of 6,532 (100%).

Collisions in EH4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCity of Edinburgh6,5297,957951,410
2ndMidlothian3300

Town in EH4

Of the 6,532 collisions in EH4, 6,276 (96%) were in Edinburgh.