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East Lothian road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 2015, and 220 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2014 (179), and casualties fell from 243.

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

Collisions in 2015
158
Down 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
220
Down 9% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
15% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 2015

1.9% of collisions in East Lothian in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious2415%
  • Slight13183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious2712%
  • Slight19086%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 158, down 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (16%)
  • Wednesday16 (10%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday32 (20%)
  • Saturday22 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.9%)
  • February12 (7.6%)
  • March10 (6.3%)
  • April12 (7.6%)
  • May14 (8.9%)
  • June12 (7.6%)
  • July15 (9.5%)
  • August14 (8.9%)
  • September11 (7%)
  • October11 (7%)
  • November16 (10%)
  • December17 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight112 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Other6 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (58%)
  • Wet or damp64 (41%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph72 (46%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph53 (34%)
  • 70 mph18 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (12%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (64%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2022 (10%)
  • 21 to 2521 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3538 (17%)
  • 36 to 4533 (15%)
  • 46 to 5544 (20%)
  • 56 to 6517 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.8%)
  • Over 7510 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (60%)
  • Passenger67 (30%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car194 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle17 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 2015.

Collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Lothian in 2015

Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 8RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lothian in 2015, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 2015

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 2015: 26, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1263413
2ndB1348152202
3rdA199141604
4thA198101321
5thB137781101
6thB64145601
7thA72041300
8thA60943401
9thA61243400
10thA613731001
11thB13473300
12thB13613800
13thB64153501
14thA60932200
15thB60952200
16thB64712200
17thA10871201
18thB13451101
19thB13461100
20thB63681200

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 2015

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 2015: 20.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 2015

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 2015: 52.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years