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East Lothian road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 1988, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1987 (243), and casualties rose from 344.

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

Collisions in 1988
278
Up 14% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
394
Up 15% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
37% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 1988

4.7% of collisions in East Lothian in 1988 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.7%
  • Serious10337%
  • Slight16258%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal184.6%
  • Serious13735%
  • Slight23961%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 278, up 14% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (18%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.2%)
  • February21 (7.6%)
  • March19 (6.8%)
  • April30 (11%)
  • May24 (8.6%)
  • June25 (9%)
  • July25 (9%)
  • August28 (10%)
  • September22 (7.9%)
  • October21 (7.6%)
  • November15 (5.4%)
  • December28 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (9.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (71%)
  • Wet or damp72 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (54%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph119 (43%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (49%)
  • Pedestrian60 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2090 (23%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3554 (14%)
  • 36 to 4532 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.6%)
  • Over 7520 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (45%)
  • Passenger155 (39%)
  • Pedestrian60 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (63%)
  • Motorcycle40 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach30 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 1988.

Collisions
322nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
216th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 1988

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 1988: 41, including 6 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14176614
2ndA199364918
3rdB13482834113
4thA198243419
5thA6093142306
6thA609491213
7thB13777903
8thA10876702
9thA61376911
10thB13616902
11thB63716904
12thB635551201
13thA61244402
14thB13464403
15thB64154501
16thB13473401
17thB63703602
18thB64143302
19thA60952301
20thB13451101

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 1988

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 1988: 43.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 1988

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 1988: 73.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 1988, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1988.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years