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East Lothian road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 61 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 2024, and 78 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2023 (83), and casualties fell from 113.

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

Collisions in 2024
61
Down 27% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
78
Down 31% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
34% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 2024

3.3% of collisions in East Lothian in 2024 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal23.3%
  • Serious2134%
  • Slight3862%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22.6%
  • Serious2228%
  • Slight5469%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 61, down 27% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 61
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (21%)
  • Tuesday9 (15%)
  • Wednesday7 (11%)
  • Thursday10 (16%)
  • Friday8 (13%)
  • Saturday9 (15%)
  • Sunday5 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (13%)
  • February5 (8.2%)
  • March5 (8.2%)
  • April7 (11%)
  • May7 (11%)
  • June4 (6.6%)
  • July5 (8.2%)
  • August6 (9.8%)
  • September4 (6.6%)
  • October2 (3.3%)
  • November5 (8.2%)
  • December3 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight47 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds50 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Other1 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry42 (69%)
  • Wet or damp17 (28%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (31%)
  • 30 mph8 (13%)
  • 40 mph7 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph20 (33%)
  • 70 mph6 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway50 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant37 (47%)
  • Pedestrian15 (19%)
  • Cyclist11 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (12%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (13%)
  • 16 to 2014 (18%)
  • 21 to 256 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3510 (13%)
  • 36 to 455 (6.4%)
  • 46 to 559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6512 (15%)
  • 66 to 755 (6.4%)
  • Over 754 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider45 (58%)
  • Passenger18 (23%)
  • Pedestrian15 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car56 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (11%)
  • Motorcycle9 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 2024.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Lothian in 2024

Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry, East Lothian, EH33 2EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lothian in 2024, with 5 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 2024

The A199 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 2024: 10, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA199101503
2ndA191101
3rdA1986605
4thB63713501
5thB13472300
6thA10871101
7thA60931201
8thA60941200
9thA60951110
10thB13451110
11thB13461101
12thB13771100
13thB63551400
14thB64541101
15thB64711100

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 2024

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 2024: 9.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 2024

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 2024: 16.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 2024, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2024.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years