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East Lothian road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 1995, and 293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1994 (233), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1995
222
Down 5% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
293
Level with 1994
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
24% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 1995

2.3% of collisions in East Lothian in 1995 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious5324%
  • Slight16474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious6924%
  • Slight21774%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 1995 is highlighted, with 222, down 5% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday43 (19%)
  • Saturday24 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.9%)
  • February16 (7.2%)
  • March21 (9.5%)
  • April10 (4.5%)
  • May12 (5.4%)
  • June17 (7.7%)
  • July30 (14%)
  • August22 (9.9%)
  • September17 (7.7%)
  • October32 (14%)
  • November14 (6.3%)
  • December18 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (65%)
  • Wet or damp71 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (54%)
  • 60 mph89 (40%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (60%)
  • Pedestrian56 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (10%)
  • 16 to 2048 (16%)
  • 21 to 2528 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3554 (18%)
  • 36 to 4537 (13%)
  • 46 to 5519 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.5%)
  • Over 7515 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (51%)
  • Passenger88 (30%)
  • Pedestrian56 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car271 (75%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 1995.

Collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 1995

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 1995: 35, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1354928
2ndA199303607
3rdA198192407
4thB134881211
5thB635581302
6thA60947912
7thB64155600
8thA10874603
9thA7204500
10thB13454800
11thB13614501
12thA60933602
13thB13473301
14thB63693910
15thB63713300
16thA61242200
17thA61372201
18thB13772200
19thB63682301
20thA60951100

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 1995

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 1995: 35.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 1995

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 1995: 73.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 1995, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1995.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years