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East Lothian road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 1979, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 9,664 collisions in East Lothian.

Collisions in 1979
315
Casualties in 1979
468
Fatal collisions
16
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
41% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 1979

5.1% of collisions in East Lothian in 1979 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal165.1%
  • Serious12941%
  • Slight17054%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.4%
  • Serious18139%
  • Slight27158%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 315.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256980
20246178
202383113
2022103143
202190113
202082104
2019101130
2018127196
2017158224
2016157203
2015158220
2014179243
2013153207
2012169218
2011158206
2010199247
2009174230
2008194240
2007212264
2006217269
2005206284
2004215286
2003204279
2002223332
2001239342
2000254362
1999221338
1998230307
1997236337
1996264350
1995222293
1994233293
1993238328
1992216308
1991251351
1990281382
1989275387
1988278394
1987243344
1986288400
1985273376
1984265369
1983278357
1982275374
1981293403
1980304414
1979315468

When and where crashes happen in East Lothian in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (8.6%)
  • Tuesday31 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (20%)
  • Sunday59 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (20%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.4%)
  • February24 (7.6%)
  • March31 (9.8%)
  • April15 (4.8%)
  • May26 (8.3%)
  • June28 (8.9%)
  • July37 (12%)
  • August33 (10%)
  • September37 (12%)
  • October23 (7.3%)
  • November26 (8.3%)
  • December18 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other39 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (52%)
  • Wet or damp119 (38%)
  • Frost or ice19 (6%)
  • Snow10 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (50%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph154 (49%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (17%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20105 (22%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3577 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6544 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.1%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (51%)
  • Passenger161 (34%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (63%)
  • Motorcycle80 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in East Lothian

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Lothian ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1979.

Collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
225th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 1979

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 1979: 94, including 6 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194136640
2ndA1982747212
3rdB6371162706
4thA6093122015
5thB1348121914
6thB1347111715
7thB1377111713
8thB134591405
9thA613781212
10thA10876903
11thA60954603
12thA61244401
13thB635541012
14thB64144403
15thB64154712
16thB64714400
17thB64543300
18thA60942201
19thA61052300
20thB63572201

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 1979

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 1979: 47.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 1979

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 1979: 66.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 1979, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years