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East Lothian road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 1984, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1983 (278), and casualties rose from 357.

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

Collisions in 1984
265
Down 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
369
Up 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
44% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 1984

1.5% of collisions in East Lothian in 1984 were fatal and 44% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious11644%
  • Slight14555%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious15141%
  • Slight21257%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 265, down 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (12%)
  • Thursday30 (11%)
  • Friday47 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.3%)
  • February18 (6.8%)
  • March15 (5.7%)
  • April16 (6%)
  • May29 (11%)
  • June25 (9.4%)
  • July31 (12%)
  • August24 (9.1%)
  • September25 (9.4%)
  • October18 (6.8%)
  • November22 (8.3%)
  • December20 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (68%)
  • Wet or damp65 (25%)
  • Frost or ice15 (5.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (52%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph119 (45%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (48%)
  • Pedestrian71 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (16%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2097 (26%)
  • 21 to 2558 (16%)
  • 26 to 3547 (13%)
  • 36 to 4536 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.1%)
  • Over 753 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (49%)
  • Passenger117 (32%)
  • Pedestrian71 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (63%)
  • Motorcycle58 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 1984.

Collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 1984

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 1984: 86, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA186124332
2ndA1982442013
3rdB13481826010
4thB6371121205
5thA609491306
6thB635571403
7thA60936604
8thA613761112
9thB13776604
10thA10875804
11thA61244401
12thB13464701
13thB636941003
14thB13452200
15thB64142301
16thB13471100
17thB63701101
18thB64151100
19thB64711101

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 1984

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 1984: 44.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 1984

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 1984: 67.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 1984, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years