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Midlothian road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,103 road traffic collisions in Midlothian from 1979 to 2025, and 13,569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 209 were fatal and 2,562 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 59 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (68), and casualties fell from 95 to 76.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
10,103
30th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
13,569
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
209
2.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
59
Down 13% on 2024

Crash severity in Midlothian

2.1% of collisions in Midlothian from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2092.1%
  • Serious2,56225%
  • Slight7,33273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2321.7%
  • Serious3,08623%
  • Slight10,25176%

Midlothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Midlothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 326 in 1989. In 2025 there were 59, down 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 59
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255976
20246895
20237996
2022106138
202195144
20207398
2019114151
2018119157
2017134183
2016165218
2015190255
2014188251
2013163228
2012215308
2011177224
2010193263
2009206279
2008220288
2007208261
2006236320
2005235310
2004230294
2003242346
2002230319
2001237309
2000273384
1999213280
1998258362
1997285390
1996280372
1995227300
1994221353
1993241290
1992256323
1991250354
1990280398
1989326406
1988304425
1987290389
1986305424
1985268370
1984265338
1983245310
1982290380
1981319417
1980258332
1979267361

When and where crashes happen in Midlothian

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,472 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,364 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,329 (13%)
  • Thursday1,471 (15%)
  • Friday1,716 (17%)
  • Saturday1,514 (15%)
  • Sunday1,237 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59427 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59155 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,124 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,363 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,490 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,666 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59926 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January782 (7.7%)
  • February786 (7.8%)
  • March776 (7.7%)
  • April723 (7.2%)
  • May840 (8.3%)
  • June834 (8.3%)
  • July903 (8.9%)
  • August902 (8.9%)
  • September908 (9%)
  • October874 (8.7%)
  • November900 (8.9%)
  • December875 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,282 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,696 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,008 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit87 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,698 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,395 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds236 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds175 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds162 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist72 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds45 (0.4%)
  • Other205 (2%)
  • Not recorded115 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,103 (60%)
  • Wet or damp3,425 (34%)
  • Frost or ice360 (3.6%)
  • Snow180 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep29 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph133 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph5,013 (50%)
  • 40 mph929 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph64 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph3,749 (37%)
  • 70 mph213 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,403 (93%)
  • Roundabout324 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway301 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded38 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Midlothian

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant7,841 (58%)
  • Pedestrian2,252 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist1,198 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist707 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant671 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant562 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)127 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant81 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant67 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant52 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5498 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10769 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15857 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 202,204 (16%)
  • 21 to 251,649 (12%)
  • 26 to 352,312 (17%)
  • 36 to 451,849 (14%)
  • 46 to 551,390 (10%)
  • 56 to 65925 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 75663 (4.9%)
  • Over 75419 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider7,211 (53%)
  • Passenger4,106 (30%)
  • Pedestrian2,252 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car11,709 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,279 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle1,201 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach759 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle722 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes535 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle198 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car139 (0.8%)
  • Minibus83 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (under 0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Midlothian

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Midlothian

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 Midlothian ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Midlothian had the 30th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
30th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 60th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
Joint 70th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
319thGosport10,45212,271722,166
320thEast Cambridgeshire10,43414,9983592,545
321stRochford10,30913,5751141,878
322ndMidlothian (this area)10,10313,5692092,562
323rdForest of Dean10,07314,5503062,539
324thStevenage9,94713,260901,636
325thMid Devon9,87913,5902222,183

Accident hotspots in Midlothian

Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1HJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Midlothian, with 326 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Midlothian with the most crashes

The A68 had the most collisions in Midlothian from 1979 to 2025: 1,007, including 37 fatal and 338 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Midlothian, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681,0071,51137338
2ndA7019961,32627256
3rdA60948541,12520229
4thA77581,14818179
5thA70256393718173
6thB704334427586
7thA768263348771
8thA720215290524
9thA6106177245545
10thA703161243443
11thB6372155226147
12thB7026127186436
13thB6482121153334
14thB70395143135
15thB639293128011
16thB64555964326
17thB6414567417
18thB7025063310
19thB70034557318
20thB70063851011

Towns in Midlothian

Dalkeith had the most collisions of any town in Midlothian from 1979 to 2025: 1,333.

Postcode districts in Midlothian

EH22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Midlothian from 1979 to 2025: 3,714.

Latest crashes in Midlothian

Of the latest 24 crashes in Midlothian, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity