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East Lothian road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 1997, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1996 (264), and casualties fell from 350.

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

Collisions in 1997
236
Down 11% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
337
Down 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
15% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 1997

3.4% of collisions in East Lothian in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.4%
  • Serious3515%
  • Slight19382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight28384%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 236, down 11% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (11%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (17%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.4%)
  • February15 (6.4%)
  • March23 (9.7%)
  • April17 (7.2%)
  • May24 (10%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July24 (10%)
  • August22 (9.3%)
  • September22 (9.3%)
  • October18 (7.6%)
  • November17 (7.2%)
  • December15 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (62%)
  • Wet or damp84 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (49%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph94 (40%)
  • 70 mph18 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (64%)
  • Pedestrian45 (13%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2041 (12%)
  • 21 to 2541 (12%)
  • 26 to 3563 (19%)
  • 36 to 4547 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (51%)
  • Passenger120 (36%)
  • Pedestrian45 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in East Lothian

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Lothian ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 1997.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 1997

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 1997: 38, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1387334
2ndA199283503
3rdA198162626
4thB134881212
5thB13617901
6thA10876600
7thB63716800
8thA60935500
9thA7205902
10thB13455601
11thA60944501
12thA61374500
13thB64143511
14thB64153400
15thB13772601
16thB63692200
17thA61241301
18thB13461100
19thB13471100
20thB63551100

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 1997

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 1997: 33.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 1997

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 1997: 73.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years