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East Lothian road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 90 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 2021, and 113 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2020 (82), and casualties rose from 104.

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

Collisions in 2021
90
Up 10% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
113
Up 9% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
36% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 2021

None of the collisions in East Lothian in 2021 were fatal and 36% were serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3236%
  • Slight5864%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3228%
  • Slight8172%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 90, up 10% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 90
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (19%)
  • Tuesday11 (12%)
  • Wednesday18 (20%)
  • Thursday14 (16%)
  • Friday13 (14%)
  • Saturday6 (6.7%)
  • Sunday11 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (8.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (4.4%)
  • February4 (4.4%)
  • March5 (5.6%)
  • April11 (12%)
  • May6 (6.7%)
  • June14 (16%)
  • July6 (6.7%)
  • August9 (10%)
  • September10 (11%)
  • October11 (12%)
  • November5 (5.6%)
  • December5 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight74 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (84%)
  • Wet or damp11 (12%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (32%)
  • 30 mph13 (14%)
  • 40 mph6 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph32 (36%)
  • 70 mph10 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway70 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (11%)
  • Roundabout7 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant59 (52%)
  • Cyclist16 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (11%)
  • Pedestrian12 (11%)
  • Van occupant5 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 208 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2517 (15%)
  • 26 to 3514 (12%)
  • 36 to 459 (8%)
  • 46 to 5520 (18%)
  • 56 to 6514 (12%)
  • 66 to 758 (7.1%)
  • Over 758 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider76 (67%)
  • Passenger25 (22%)
  • Pedestrian12 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car105 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (10%)
  • Motorcycle12 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2021.

Collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Lothian in 2021

Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 8DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lothian in 2021, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 2021

The A1 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 2021: 12, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1121905
2ndA199111205
3rdB63718903
4thA1987902
5thB13475700
6thA60944501
7thA60933302
8thB13483401
9thB13773602
10thB64543301
11thA7202400
12thB63692202
13thA61241101
14thB11100
15thB13451100
16thB13611100
17thB63681100
18thB63701100
19thB64151101

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 2021

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 2021: 13.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 2021

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 2021: 26.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2021.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years