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East Lothian road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 1989, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1988 (278), and casualties fell from 394.

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

Collisions in 1989
275
Down 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
387
Down 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
41% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 1989

2.5% of collisions in East Lothian in 1989 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious11341%
  • Slight15556%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious14738%
  • Slight23260%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 275, down 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (18%)
  • Sunday43 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (7.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (4.7%)
  • February24 (8.7%)
  • March24 (8.7%)
  • April20 (7.3%)
  • May26 (9.5%)
  • June14 (5.1%)
  • July31 (11%)
  • August33 (12%)
  • September26 (9.5%)
  • October25 (9.1%)
  • November15 (5.5%)
  • December24 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (68%)
  • Wet or damp77 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (51%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph127 (46%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (93%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (60%)
  • Pedestrian55 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2062 (16%)
  • 21 to 2555 (14%)
  • 26 to 3571 (18%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (48%)
  • Passenger145 (37%)
  • Pedestrian55 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (73%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach23 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 1989.

Collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 1989

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 1989: 49, including 5 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14986519
2ndA1993842014
3rdA1982336010
4thB13482330113
5thA6124121405
6thA108791003
7thA609492007
8thA609381002
9thB637181305
10thB134771002
11thB134561013
12thB13776603
13thB64546602
14thB13613501
15thB63553401
16thB63693702
17thA61372201
18thB13462200
19thB64152200
20thB64712301

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 1989

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 1989: 54.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 1989

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 1989: 86.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 1989, 3 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years