Kirkliston road traffic accidents
Kirkliston recorded 78 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 93 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 10 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 50% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Casualties
- 93
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Casualties
- 93
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Kirkliston
Roads in Kirkliston
Postcode districts in Kirkliston
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Kirkliston
Road collision statistics for Kirkliston
Collisions recorded
78
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
93
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
10
12.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Kirkliston
Collisions in Kirkliston are most frequently recorded on a Monday (17.9% of the total), with 32.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
97.4% of recorded collisions in Kirkliston happen on a single carriageway. Around 26.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Kirkliston have produced 93 casualties. Pedestrians account for 31.2% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 8 collisions, Monday 14 collisions, Tuesday 11 collisions, Wednesday 12 collisions, Thursday 14 collisions, Friday 11 collisions, Saturday 8 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 53 collisions, Darkness 25 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 76 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 17 collisions, 30 mph 55 collisions, 60 mph 6 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 53 collisions, Raining no high winds 11 collisions, Fine + high winds 4 collisions, Other 4 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 50 casualties, Passenger 14 casualties, Pedestrian 29 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Kirkliston
How many road accidents have there been in Kirkliston?
78 collisions have been recorded in Kirkliston in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 93 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Kirkliston were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 10 were serious — 12.8% of all recorded collisions in Kirkliston resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Kirkliston?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in Kirkliston, accounting for 17.9% of them, and 32.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Kirkliston happen on?
97.4% of collisions in Kirkliston are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Kirkliston?
Pedestrians make up 31.2% of the 93 casualties recorded in Kirkliston.
Is road safety in Kirkliston getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Kirkliston rose 50% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Kirkliston come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Kirkliston cover 1999 to 2025.