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A8000 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 collisions on the A8000 from 1979 to 2017, with 399 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 40 serious, and 1 person was killed.

The last recorded collision on the A8000 was on 13 December 2017.

Collisions since 1979
261
2,904th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
399
1.53 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
40
48 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
13 Dec 2017
Busiest year
2001
16 collisions

Crash severity on the A8000

On the A8000, 0.4% of collisions were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2017

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4015%
  • Slight22084%

Where the A8000 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,904th
Most casualties
2,731st
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
3,266th

A8000 accidents by year

Collisions on the A8000 peaked at 16 in 2001, and none have been recorded since 2017.

Collisions and casualties on the A8000, 1979 to 2017

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201722
201611
201511
201400
201322
201200
201111
201049
200922
200834
2007910
20061014
20051528
20041219
20031017
20021318
20011622
20001430
199956
19981323
1997812
19961620
199546
1994816
1993911
19921517
1991611
19901522
19891325
198858
198734
198634
198535
198456
198323
198245
198148
198035
197922

When crashes happen on the A8000

Saturday has the most collisions on the A8000 (46), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (75).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (16%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (10%)
  • Friday36 (14%)
  • Saturday46 (18%)
  • Sunday43 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (3.1%)
  • 3am to 6am8 (3.1%)
  • 6am to 9am21 (8%)
  • 9am to noon41 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm75 (29%)
  • 3pm to 6pm51 (20%)
  • 6pm to 9pm37 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight20 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5%)
  • February25 (9.6%)
  • March14 (5.4%)
  • April28 (11%)
  • May24 (9.2%)
  • June15 (5.7%)
  • July26 (10%)
  • August24 (9.2%)
  • September21 (8%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November18 (6.9%)
  • December23 (8.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight195 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A8000 crashes

On the A8000, 70% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 56% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph49 (19%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph184 (70%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (56%)
  • Wet or damp108 (41%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (84%)
  • Roundabout29 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A8000 crashes

Car occupants make up 79% of the people killed or injured on the A8000, followed by van occupants (6.3%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (79%)
  • Van occupant25 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Pedestrian5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle24 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2044 (11%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 35101 (25%)
  • 36 to 4575 (19%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4%)
  • Over 752 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (60%)
  • Passenger156 (39%)
  • Pedestrian5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A8000

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A8000

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A8000 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A8000 were recorded in 2 council areas. City of Edinburgh has the most, with 248, followed by Midlothian (13).

Collisions on the A8000 in each area, 1979 to 2017
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCity of Edinburgh248370138
2ndMidlothian132902

A8000 crashes by town

Of the 261 collisions on the A8000, 82 were in the built-up area of Queensferry.

Latest recorded crashes on the A8000

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A8000, from 22 February 2007 to 13 December 2017.

Severity