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East Lothian road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 2004, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2003 (204), and casualties rose from 279.

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

Collisions in 2004
215
Up 5% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
286
Up 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
13% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 2004

3.3% of collisions in East Lothian in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.3%
  • Serious2913%
  • Slight17983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious3713%
  • Slight24285%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 215, up 5% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (19%)
  • Wednesday35 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (13%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.3%)
  • February19 (8.8%)
  • March12 (5.6%)
  • April21 (9.8%)
  • May22 (10%)
  • June18 (8.4%)
  • July20 (9.3%)
  • August15 (7%)
  • September20 (9.3%)
  • October15 (7%)
  • November15 (7%)
  • December18 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (61%)
  • Wet or damp80 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph103 (48%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph84 (39%)
  • 70 mph20 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (56%)
  • Pedestrian43 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (12%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (8%)
  • 16 to 2044 (15%)
  • 21 to 2530 (10%)
  • 26 to 3542 (15%)
  • 36 to 4540 (14%)
  • 46 to 5529 (10%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (59%)
  • Passenger73 (26%)
  • Pedestrian43 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car260 (72%)
  • Motorcycle33 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Lothian ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2004.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Lothian in 2004

Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lothian in 2004, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 2004

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 2004: 29, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1293915
2ndA198172912
3rdA199151903
4thB13456910
5thB134861202
6thB136161312
7thB13475710
8thB137751301
9thA60944602
10thA61374510
11thA7203400
12thB64153500
13thA60932202
14thB63552200
15thB64142301
16thB63631100
17thB63681100
18thB63691200
19thB63701100
20thB63711100

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 2004

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 2004: 37.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 2004

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 2004: 66.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 2004, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2004.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years