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A700 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 587 collisions on the A700 from 1979 to 2025, with 673 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 133 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 9 collisions on the A700, level with 2024, with 10 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
587
1,718th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
673
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
133
148 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the A700

On the A700, 0.7% of collisions were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious13323%
  • Slight45077%

Where the A700 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,718th
Most casualties
1,978th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
1,517th

A700 accidents by year

Collisions on the A700 peaked at 27 in 1982 and were down to 9 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A700, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
2024910
202344
202266
202144
20201313
20191213
2018610
201799
2016912
201522
201499
201399
201222
201178
201089
200977
20081214
2007910
20061213
20051112
200499
20031010
20021313
20011313
20001010
19991819
19981010
19971819
19961213
19951213
19941620
19931517
19921417
19911313
19901416
19891617
19881819
19871517
19862127
19852328
19841921
19832640
19822735
19811112
19802228
19792331

When crashes happen on the A700

Thursday has the most collisions on the A700 (95), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (149).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (16%)
  • Thursday95 (16%)
  • Friday94 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (12%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am46 (7.8%)
  • 3am to 6am17 (2.9%)
  • 6am to 9am61 (10%)
  • 9am to noon75 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm89 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm149 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm84 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight66 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8%)
  • February42 (7.2%)
  • March38 (6.5%)
  • April61 (10%)
  • May44 (7.5%)
  • June40 (6.8%)
  • July41 (7%)
  • August54 (9.2%)
  • September46 (7.8%)
  • October70 (12%)
  • November63 (11%)
  • December41 (7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight377 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (35%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A700 crashes

On the A700, 89% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 71% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph64 (11%)
  • 30 mph521 (89%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds473 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Other17 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry419 (71%)
  • Wet or damp163 (28%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway577 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A700 crashes

Pedestrians make up 31% of the people killed or injured on the A700, followed by car occupants (26%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian208 (31%)
  • Car occupant174 (26%)
  • Cyclist158 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car585 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle163 (17%)
  • Motorcycle87 (8.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car64 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.6%)
  • Other16 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20122 (18%)
  • 21 to 25136 (20%)
  • 26 to 35136 (20%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.7%)
  • Over 7519 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (52%)
  • Pedestrian208 (31%)
  • Passenger113 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A700

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A700

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A700 crashes by council area

Of the 587 collisions on the A700, 585 were in City of Edinburgh.

Collisions on the A700 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCity of Edinburgh5856684133

A700 crashes by town

Of the 587 collisions on the A700, 585 were in the built-up area of Edinburgh.

Recent crashes on the A700

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A700, from 14 September 2022 to 5 December 2025.

Severity