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East Lothian road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 2017, and 224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2016 (157), and casualties rose from 203.

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

Collisions in 2017
158
Up 1% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
224
Up 10% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 2017

1.9% of collisions in East Lothian in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious3120%
  • Slight12478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3415%
  • Slight18783%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 158, up 1% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (16%)
  • Tuesday21 (13%)
  • Wednesday28 (18%)
  • Thursday17 (11%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (28%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7%)
  • February17 (11%)
  • March6 (3.8%)
  • April10 (6.3%)
  • May16 (10%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July14 (8.9%)
  • August11 (7%)
  • September9 (5.7%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December10 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (76%)
  • Wet or damp35 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph67 (42%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph61 (39%)
  • 70 mph16 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (63%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)
  • Cyclist21 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (4%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2020 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2526 (12%)
  • 26 to 3536 (16%)
  • 36 to 4533 (15%)
  • 46 to 5522 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (13%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.8%)
  • Over 7517 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider137 (61%)
  • Passenger60 (27%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (7%)
  • Motorcycle9 (3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 2017.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Lothian in 2017

Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 8RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lothian in 2017, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 2017

The A1 and A199 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 2017, with 22 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1224123
2ndA199222907
3rdA198122210
4thB635581201
5thB637171101
6thB13486800
7thB13776803
8thA60935602
9thA7205700
10thB64155501
11thA10874601
12thA60944502
13thB64143600
14thB13472200
15thB64542200
16thA61371100
17thB13611100
18thB63691100
19thB64711100

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 2017

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 2017: 21.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 2017

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 2017: 45.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years