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East Lothian road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 2008, and 240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2007 (212), and casualties fell from 264.

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

Collisions in 2008
194
Down 8% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
240
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 2008

1% of collisions in East Lothian in 2008 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious178.8%
  • Slight17590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious187.5%
  • Slight21991%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 194, down 8% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 194
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (12%)
  • Friday35 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (20%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.8%)
  • February16 (8.2%)
  • March15 (7.7%)
  • April22 (11%)
  • May11 (5.7%)
  • June15 (7.7%)
  • July25 (13%)
  • August19 (9.8%)
  • September15 (7.7%)
  • October17 (8.8%)
  • November8 (4.1%)
  • December12 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Other10 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (60%)
  • Wet or damp62 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.1%)
  • Snow6 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph94 (48%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph67 (35%)
  • 70 mph21 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (68%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2034 (14%)
  • 21 to 2534 (14%)
  • 26 to 3544 (18%)
  • 36 to 4537 (15%)
  • 46 to 5527 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.4%)
  • Over 7515 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (60%)
  • Passenger68 (28%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car246 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2008.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Lothian in 2008

Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lothian in 2008, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 2008

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 2008: 28, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1283611
2ndA198212701
3rdA199212712
4thB1348101402
5thA10876801
6thA60935500
7thA61244500
8thA61374401
9thB13614400
10thA60943400
11thB13773400
12thB63683300
13thB63713401
14thB64153300
15thB63552200
16thB64542200
17thA7201200
18thB13451101
19thB13461100
20thB13471100

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 2008

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 2008: 28.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 2008

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 2008: 48.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years