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East Lothian road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 2009, and 230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2008 (194), and casualties fell from 240.

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

Collisions in 2009
174
Down 10% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
230
Down 4% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
17% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 2009

2.9% of collisions in East Lothian in 2009 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.9%
  • Serious3017%
  • Slight13980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.5%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight18380%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 174, down 10% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 174
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (11%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (17%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday27 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.7%)
  • February17 (9.8%)
  • March12 (6.9%)
  • April16 (9.2%)
  • May11 (6.3%)
  • June16 (9.2%)
  • July13 (7.5%)
  • August14 (8%)
  • September9 (5.2%)
  • October17 (9.8%)
  • November18 (10%)
  • December21 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (63%)
  • Wet or damp45 (26%)
  • Frost or ice14 (8%)
  • Snow6 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph78 (45%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph67 (39%)
  • 70 mph17 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (64%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)
  • Cyclist18 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (3%)
  • Van occupant7 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2042 (18%)
  • 21 to 2530 (13%)
  • 26 to 3526 (11%)
  • 36 to 4533 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (13%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.5%)
  • Over 759 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider132 (57%)
  • Passenger71 (31%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car209 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 2009.

Collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Lothian in 2009

Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lothian in 2009, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 2009

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 2009: 21, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1213106
2ndA199182412
3rdA198172615
4thB134791401
5thB134881104
6thB13777900
7thB63717800
8thA60935701
9thA7203300
10thA61372200
11thB13612201
12thB63552200
13thB63692410
14thA10871100
15thA61241100
16thB13451200
17thB13461100
18thB63701100
19thB64141100
20thB64151100

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 2009

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 2009: 24.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 2009

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 2009: 39.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years