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East Lothian road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 69 road traffic collisions in East Lothian in 2025, and 80 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2024 (61), and casualties rose from 78.

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

Collisions in 2025
69
Up 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
80
Up 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
35% of collisions

Crash severity in East Lothian in 2025

None of the collisions in East Lothian in 2025 were fatal and 35% were serious, against 2.7% and 26% in East Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2435%
  • Slight4565%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2531%
  • Slight5569%

East Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 315 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 69, up 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 69
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (10%)
  • Tuesday10 (14%)
  • Wednesday11 (16%)
  • Thursday12 (17%)
  • Friday9 (13%)
  • Saturday7 (10%)
  • Sunday13 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (10%)
  • February4 (5.8%)
  • March3 (4.3%)
  • April10 (14%)
  • May8 (12%)
  • June5 (7.2%)
  • July4 (5.8%)
  • August9 (13%)
  • September3 (4.3%)
  • October6 (8.7%)
  • November4 (5.8%)
  • December6 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight50 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds58 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other1 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry50 (72%)
  • Wet or damp18 (26%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (46%)
  • 30 mph7 (10%)
  • 40 mph6 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph12 (17%)
  • 70 mph10 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway57 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Lothian in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant38 (48%)
  • Pedestrian12 (15%)
  • Cyclist11 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (10%)
  • Van occupant5 (6.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2011 (14%)
  • 21 to 252 (2.5%)
  • 26 to 3514 (18%)
  • 36 to 4514 (18%)
  • 46 to 559 (11%)
  • 56 to 659 (11%)
  • 66 to 756 (7.5%)
  • Over 756 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider53 (66%)
  • Passenger15 (19%)
  • Pedestrian12 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car79 (65%)
  • Motorcycle12 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Lothian in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Lothian had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 2025.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Lothian in 2025

Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry, East Lothian, EH33 2EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Lothian in 2025, with 7 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Lothian with the most crashes in 2025

The A199 had the most collisions in East Lothian in 2025: 14, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Lothian, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA199141505
2ndA1111604
3rdA1983401
4thA60933400
5thB63713302
6thA60942201
7thA61242200
8thA61372201
9thB13482201
10thB13612302
11thA7201101
12thB10871101
13thB13771100
14thB63681100
15thB64711101

Towns in East Lothian: crashes in 2025

Musselburgh had the most collisions of any town in East Lothian in 2025: 12.

Postcode districts in East Lothian: crashes in 2025

EH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Lothian in 2025: 24.

Latest crashes in East Lothian in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in East Lothian in 2025, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2025.

Severity

East Lothian road accidents in other years