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Midlothian road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Midlothian in 2000, and 384 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 28% on 1999 (213), and casualties rose from 280.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,103 collisions in Midlothian.

Collisions in 2000
273
Up 28% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
384
Up 37% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Midlothian in 2000

1.1% of collisions in Midlothian in 2000 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.1% and 25% in Midlothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5219%
  • Slight21880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight32184%

Midlothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Midlothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 326 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 273, up 28% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday35 (13%)
  • Saturday43 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.7%)
  • February16 (5.9%)
  • March15 (5.5%)
  • April14 (5.1%)
  • May33 (12%)
  • June18 (6.6%)
  • July27 (9.9%)
  • August16 (5.9%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October26 (9.5%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December25 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (7.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (58%)
  • Wet or damp104 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph126 (46%)
  • 40 mph29 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph98 (36%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Midlothian in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (64%)
  • Pedestrian59 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2045 (12%)
  • 21 to 2537 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3574 (19%)
  • 36 to 4561 (16%)
  • 46 to 5538 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7%)
  • Over 7513 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (50%)
  • Passenger133 (35%)
  • Pedestrian59 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Midlothian in 2000

Map of the last 20 crashes of 2000 in Midlothian

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 20 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Midlothian ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Midlothian had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2000.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Midlothian with the most crashes in 2000

The A7 had the most collisions in Midlothian in 2000: 20, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Midlothian, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7202906
2ndA701172902
3rdA68163104
4thA6094132002
5thA8000132902
6thA720101401
7thA70281623
8thA7036802
9thA7724500
10thA904401
11thB70264711
12thA61063601
13thB63722200
14thB7042300
15thA10871100
16thA1191100
17thA1981100
18thA60931201
19thA61241101
20thA7661100

Towns in Midlothian: crashes in 2000

Gorebridge and Mayfield had the most collisions of any town in Midlothian in 2000: 28.

Postcode districts in Midlothian: crashes in 2000

EH22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Midlothian in 2000: 96.

Latest crashes in Midlothian in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Midlothian in 2000, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Midlothian road accidents in other years