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East Lothian road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 254 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 2000, and 362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1999 (221), and casualties rose from 338.

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

Collisions in 2000
254
Up 15% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
362
Up 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 2000

2.4% of collisions in East Lothian in 2000 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious5020%
  • Slight19878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious6217%
  • Slight29381%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 254, up 15% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (16%)
  • Tuesday36 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday36 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (17%)
  • Sunday22 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.9%)
  • February25 (9.8%)
  • March19 (7.5%)
  • April18 (7.1%)
  • May18 (7.1%)
  • June26 (10%)
  • July19 (7.5%)
  • August20 (7.9%)
  • September25 (9.8%)
  • October18 (7.1%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December20 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (61%)
  • Wet or damp91 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (56%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph90 (35%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (62%)
  • Pedestrian53 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2045 (12%)
  • 21 to 2523 (6.4%)
  • 26 to 3568 (19%)
  • 36 to 4565 (18%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.4%)
  • Over 7521 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (51%)
  • Passenger126 (35%)
  • Pedestrian53 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car306 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 2000

Map of the last 20 crashes of 2000 in East Lothian

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Lothian ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 2000.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 2000

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 2000: 31, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1314538
2ndA199183306
3rdA198162205
4thA6094101403
5thB134861000
6thB134541001
7thB63713500
8thA61242200
9thA682200
10thB13772600
11thB63552710
12thB63682201
13thB64152201
14thA10871200
15thA60931100
16thA61061100
17thA61371100
18thA7201200
19thA8991100
20thB13611301

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 2000

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 2000: 30.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 2000

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 2000: 63.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 2000, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years