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East Lothian road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 2012, and 218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2011 (158), and casualties rose from 206.

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

Collisions in 2012
169
Up 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
218
Up 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
13% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 2012

None of the collisions in East Lothian in 2012 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2213%
  • Slight14787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2311%
  • Slight19589%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 169, up 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 169
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (18%)
  • Friday19 (11%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.1%)
  • February14 (8.3%)
  • March12 (7.1%)
  • April20 (12%)
  • May15 (8.9%)
  • June13 (7.7%)
  • July17 (10%)
  • August13 (7.7%)
  • September17 (10%)
  • October9 (5.3%)
  • November12 (7.1%)
  • December15 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds126 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (63%)
  • Wet or damp58 (34%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph82 (49%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph57 (34%)
  • 70 mph21 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway134 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (65%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)
  • Cyclist19 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5%)
  • 16 to 2032 (15%)
  • 21 to 2524 (11%)
  • 26 to 3531 (14%)
  • 36 to 4532 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (16%)
  • 56 to 6522 (10%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.7%)
  • Over 7513 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (65%)
  • Passenger53 (24%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car208 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 2012.

Collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Lothian in 2012

Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lothian in 2012, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 2012

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 2012: 28, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1284902
2ndA199192205
3rdA198111502
4thB137791100
5thB13487800
6thA60935500
7thB13475501
8thB13614400
9thB63714601
10thB64144501
11thA10873300
12thB13463301
13thA61372400
14thA7202301
15thB13452401
16thB60952200
17thB63692200
18thB64152301
19thB64542200
20thB64712201

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 2012

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 2012: 23.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 2012

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 2012: 54.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years