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East Lothian road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 2007, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2006 (217), and casualties fell from 269.

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

Collisions in 2007
212
Down 2% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
264
Down 2% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 2007

2.4% of collisions in East Lothian in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious3014%
  • Slight17783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight22585%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 212, down 2% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 212
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (17%)
  • Tuesday21 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday40 (19%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.6%)
  • February18 (8.5%)
  • March20 (9.4%)
  • April13 (6.1%)
  • May20 (9.4%)
  • June18 (8.5%)
  • July17 (8%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September18 (8.5%)
  • October18 (8.5%)
  • November19 (9%)
  • December14 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (73%)
  • Wet or damp54 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph104 (49%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph74 (35%)
  • 70 mph28 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (12%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (63%)
  • Pedestrian43 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2040 (15%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3547 (18%)
  • 36 to 4537 (14%)
  • 46 to 5520 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (8%)
  • Over 7515 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (59%)
  • Passenger66 (25%)
  • Pedestrian43 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car242 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2007.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Lothian in 2007

Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lothian in 2007, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 2007

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 2007: 32, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1324334
2ndA199232812
3rdA198213109
4thB134871000
5thA60936700
6thB13615501
7thB63715500
8thA10874802
9thB64154400
10thB64544400
11thB13453400
12thB13473802
13thB63553401
14thA7202200
15thB13772200
16thB60952200
17thB63692200
18thB64712200
19thA60941100
20thB63631100

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 2007

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 2007: 35.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 2007

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 2007: 63.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 2007, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years