Official DfT STATS19 Data
City of Edinburgh Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in City of Edinburgh from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 2,389 collisions, ranked #56 of 350 UK local authorities.
2,389
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
28
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
720
Serious
hospital-level injuries
2,946
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 469 | 4 | 145 | 320 | 593 |
| 2024 | 481 | 8 | 146 | 327 | 610 |
| 2023 | 450 | 8 | 118 | 324 | 552 |
| 2022 | 507 | 5 | 163 | 339 | 615 |
| 2021 | 482 | 3 | 148 | 331 | 576 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in City of Edinburgh
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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Other UK Areas
See City of Edinburgh on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
City of Edinburgh — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in City of Edinburgh?
City of Edinburgh recorded 2,389 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 28 fatal and 720 serious collisions, with 2,946 total casualties. It ranks #56 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the City of Edinburgh accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.