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East Lothian road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 2003, and 279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2002 (223), and casualties fell from 332.

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

Collisions in 2003
204
Down 9% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
279
Down 16% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
11% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 2003

2.9% of collisions in East Lothian in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious2211%
  • Slight17686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious269.3%
  • Slight24789%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 204, down 9% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (17%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (12%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.4%)
  • February21 (10%)
  • March16 (7.8%)
  • April13 (6.4%)
  • May17 (8.3%)
  • June20 (9.8%)
  • July13 (6.4%)
  • August18 (8.8%)
  • September17 (8.3%)
  • October24 (12%)
  • November18 (8.8%)
  • December12 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (68%)
  • Wet or damp56 (27%)
  • Snow4 (2%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph93 (46%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph86 (42%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (59%)
  • Pedestrian34 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2031 (11%)
  • 21 to 2524 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3548 (17%)
  • 36 to 4549 (18%)
  • 46 to 5522 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.4%)
  • Over 7520 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (55%)
  • Passenger91 (33%)
  • Pedestrian34 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car246 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle17 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Lothian

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Lothian ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 2003.

Collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Lothian in 2003

Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lothian in 2003, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 2003

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 2003: 27, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1273915
2ndA199212903
3rdA198132011
4thB134881001
5thA60935910
6thB134551202
7thB13775711
8thA60944600
9thA61374400
10thB63554601
11thB13473602
12thB13613300
13thB63703700
14thB63632200
15thA10871200
16thB63691100
17thB63711100
18thB64141100
19thB64151100

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 2003

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 2003: 29.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 2003

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 2003: 56.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2003.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years