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East Lothian road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 179 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 2014, and 243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2013 (153), and casualties rose from 207.

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

Collisions in 2014
179
Up 17% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
243
Up 17% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
17% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 2014

1.1% of collisions in East Lothian in 2014 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3017%
  • Slight14782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3514%
  • Slight20484%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 179, up 17% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (18%)
  • Tuesday28 (16%)
  • Wednesday22 (12%)
  • Thursday28 (16%)
  • Friday24 (13%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.4%)
  • February11 (6.1%)
  • March7 (3.9%)
  • April23 (13%)
  • May14 (7.8%)
  • June13 (7.3%)
  • July20 (11%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September13 (7.3%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November13 (7.3%)
  • December10 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (66%)
  • Wet or damp59 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph93 (52%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph49 (27%)
  • 70 mph22 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (63%)
  • Pedestrian38 (16%)
  • Cyclist18 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2046 (19%)
  • 21 to 2519 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3541 (17%)
  • 36 to 4525 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (10%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.9%)
  • Over 759 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (55%)
  • Passenger71 (29%)
  • Pedestrian38 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car223 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle13 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 2014.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Lothian in 2014

Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6PP area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lothian in 2014, with 20 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 2014

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 2014: 29, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1294413
2ndA199172501
3rdA198162015
4thB637171403
5thB134861001
6thB13616902
7thB63555503
8thB641551001
9thA10874402
10thA61373300
11thB13463300
12thB63633300
13thA60942300
14thB13452300
15thB13472201
16thB60952300
17thB64142301
18thA60931101
19thA7201200
20thB13771100

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 2014

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 2014: 31.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 2014

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 2014: 66.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2014.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years