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B700 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 collisions on the B700 from 1979 to 2025, with 148 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 17 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B700, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
133
3,734th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
148
1.11 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
17
17 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B700

None of the 133 collisions on the B700 were fatal, and 13% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1713%
  • Slight11687%

Where the B700 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,734th
Most casualties
3,941st
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,187th

B700 accidents by year

Collisions on the B700 peaked at 7 in 1999 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B700, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202322
202211
202100
202000
201911
201811
201722
201611
201533
201445
201333
201234
201122
201011
200922
200811
200755
200633
200511
200455
200312
200222
200156
200037
199977
199877
199722
199633
199568
199455
199311
199222
199134
199044
198955
198844
198734
198634
198577
198455
198334
198222
198133
198045
197911

When crashes happen on the B700

Friday has the most collisions on the B700 (25), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (33).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (11%)
  • Tuesday20 (15%)
  • Wednesday14 (11%)
  • Thursday24 (18%)
  • Friday25 (19%)
  • Saturday23 (17%)
  • Sunday12 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (5.3%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.8%)
  • 6am to 9am12 (9%)
  • 9am to noon24 (18%)
  • Noon to 3pm33 (25%)
  • 3pm to 6pm29 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm18 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight9 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9%)
  • February9 (6.8%)
  • March9 (6.8%)
  • April6 (4.5%)
  • May13 (9.8%)
  • June8 (6%)
  • July14 (11%)
  • August15 (11%)
  • September7 (5.3%)
  • October13 (9.8%)
  • November14 (11%)
  • December13 (9.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight99 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B700 crashes

On the B700, 95% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 68% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph126 (95%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (68%)
  • Wet or damp41 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • One way street or slip road83 (62%)
  • Single carriageway49 (37%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B700 crashes

Pedestrians make up 41% of the people killed or injured on the B700, followed by bus or coach occupants (20%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian61 (41%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (20%)
  • Car occupant25 (17%)
  • Cyclist18 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Other3 (2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car98 (50%)
  • Bus or coach40 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle7 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.6%)
  • Minibus2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2014 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2515 (10%)
  • 26 to 3532 (22%)
  • 36 to 4525 (17%)
  • 46 to 5513 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6514 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6.8%)
  • Over 759 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian61 (41%)
  • Driver or rider47 (32%)
  • Passenger40 (27%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B700

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B700

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B700 crashes by council area

All 133 collisions on the B700 were in City of Edinburgh.

Collisions on the B700 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCity of Edinburgh133148017

B700 crashes by town

Of the 133 collisions on the B700, 132 were in the built-up area of Edinburgh.

Recent crashes on the B700

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B700, from 5 February 2010 to 22 April 2025.

Severity