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East Lothian road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 1986, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1985 (273), and casualties rose from 376.

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

Collisions in 1986
288
Up 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
400
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
13
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
45% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 1986

4.5% of collisions in East Lothian in 1986 were fatal and 45% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.5%
  • Serious13145%
  • Slight14450%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.3%
  • Serious17243%
  • Slight21554%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 288, up 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (9%)
  • Tuesday48 (17%)
  • Wednesday34 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday54 (19%)
  • Saturday49 (17%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.6%)
  • February23 (8%)
  • March24 (8.3%)
  • April24 (8.3%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June20 (6.9%)
  • July17 (5.9%)
  • August16 (5.6%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October35 (12%)
  • November25 (8.7%)
  • December25 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (62%)
  • Wet or damp89 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (5.2%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (49%)
  • 40 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph140 (49%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (54%)
  • Pedestrian87 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (6.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6%)
  • 16 to 2064 (16%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3560 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (15%)
  • 46 to 5529 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5%)
  • Over 7517 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider178 (45%)
  • Passenger135 (34%)
  • Pedestrian87 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (64%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach24 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 1986.

Collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 1986

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 1986: 107, including 6 fatal and 48 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1107161648
2ndA1982334212
3rdB1348222906
4thA19981004
5thA609381013
6thA10877921
7thA613771403
8thB63717805
9thA60946613
10thA61245704
11thB13774602
12thB63554803
13thB64153302
14thB63632301
15thB63702301
16thB64712201
17thA60951101
18thB13451100
19thB63691210
20thB64141101

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 1986

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 1986: 49.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 1986

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 1986: 86.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 1986, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years