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East Lothian road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 1980, and 414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (315), and casualties fell from 468.

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

Collisions in 1980
304
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
414
Down 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
43% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 1980

1.3% of collisions in East Lothian in 1980 were fatal and 43% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious13043%
  • Slight17056%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious15838%
  • Slight25261%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 304, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.3%)
  • February17 (5.6%)
  • March19 (6.3%)
  • April25 (8.2%)
  • May20 (6.6%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August36 (12%)
  • September23 (7.6%)
  • October28 (9.2%)
  • November19 (6.3%)
  • December31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (23%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (56%)
  • Wet or damp115 (38%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph153 (50%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph143 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (99%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (20%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)
  • Van occupant27 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20107 (26%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (18%)
  • 36 to 4543 (10%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (50%)
  • Passenger132 (32%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car286 (61%)
  • Motorcycle76 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach26 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 1980.

Collisions
310th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 1980

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 1980: 82, including 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA182121030
2ndA1983443124
3rdB1348223619
4thA60931724010
5thB1377111604
6thA6137101301
7thB6371101305
8thA60958903
9thB635581004
10thA612471004
11thA10875501
12thB13454801
13thB63574602
14thA60943300
15thB63633402
16thB64153503
17thB13462402
18thB13472200
19thB63702200
20thB64142310

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 1980

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 1980: 56.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 1980

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 1980: 84.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 1980, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years