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EH9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,616 road traffic collisions in the EH9 postcode district, City of Edinburgh, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,097 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 551 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,616
1,470th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,097
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
22 people killed
Serious collisions
551
599 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal220.8%
  • Serious55121%
  • Slight2,04378%

What the data shows

  • EH9 had 208 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 424 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in EH9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 263 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH9, 8.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in EH9.

Where EH9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,470th
Most casualties
1,628th
Most fatal collisions
2,104th
Most serious collisions
1,347th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday386 (15%)
  • Tuesday437 (17%)
  • Wednesday436 (17%)
  • Thursday411 (16%)
  • Friday429 (16%)
  • Saturday308 (12%)
  • Sunday209 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,916 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit668 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,586 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph151 (5.8%)
  • 30 mph2,461 (94%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,063 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds353 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds55 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.2%)
  • Other39 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded36 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,040 (34%)
  • Cyclist730 (24%)
  • Pedestrian592 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist365 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant195 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant77 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant71 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH9 peaked at 108 in 1980; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251520
20241416
20231516
20222225
202177
20201717
20192123
20182126
20173541
20164149
20153234
20144245
20134852
20124245
20113942
20103740
20094955
20085159
20074352
20064149
20053646
20044041
20034548
20025969
20014042
20006572
19996673
19987183
19975864
19965764
19956172
19946375
19937489
19927073
19916877
19907688
198989116
198895107
19877379
198682101
1985106135
198485103
198397132
198288118
1981107140
1980108147
1979105130

Map of recent crashes in EH9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH9

The 24 most recent collisions in EH9 happened between 23 July 2024 and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH9

The A7 has the most collisions in EH9, 376 of 2,616 (14%), followed by the A700 (300).

Collisions in EH9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7376458291
2ndA700300350378
3rdA70190107013

Council area for EH9

EH9 is in the City of Edinburgh, where police recorded 74,538 collisions from 1979 to 2025. EH9 accounts for 3.5% of them.

Town in EH9

All 2,616 collisions in EH9 were in Edinburgh.