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East Lothian road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 1985, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1984 (265), and casualties rose from 369.

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

Collisions in 1985
273
Up 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
376
Up 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
15
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
42% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 1985

5.5% of collisions in East Lothian in 1985 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal155.5%
  • Serious11542%
  • Slight14352%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal154%
  • Serious15441%
  • Slight20755%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 273, up 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday27 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday56 (21%)
  • Saturday50 (18%)
  • Sunday47 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (3.7%)
  • February18 (6.6%)
  • March20 (7.3%)
  • April15 (5.5%)
  • May22 (8.1%)
  • June27 (9.9%)
  • July39 (14%)
  • August24 (8.8%)
  • September26 (9.5%)
  • October20 (7.3%)
  • November25 (9.2%)
  • December27 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (61%)
  • Wet or damp88 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.7%)
  • Snow8 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph151 (55%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph119 (44%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (50%)
  • Pedestrian66 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (13%)
  • Cyclist30 (8%)
  • Van occupant28 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2067 (18%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3573 (19%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (49%)
  • Passenger124 (33%)
  • Pedestrian66 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (66%)
  • Motorcycle47 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in East Lothian

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Lothian ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 1985.

Collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 1985

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 1985: 93, including 6 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA193143634
2ndB13482632112
3rdA198223229
4thA1087101103
5thA60938907
6thA60947704
7thA613771112
8thB137771313
9thA61246803
10thB635561005
11thB63716701
12thB13463301
13thB13473402
14thB64713411
15thB63702211
16thA60951100
17thB13451101
18thB64141100
19thB64151100

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 1985

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 1985: 40.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 1985

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 1985: 64.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 1985, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years