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Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1RU area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
271
2,975th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
367
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the EH22 1RU hotspot

21 of the 271 collisions here (7.7%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious197%
  • Slight25092%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
20
Slightly injured
345
All casualties
367

Accidents by year at the EH22 1RU hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 21 in 2006, against an average of 11 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the EH22 1RU hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202433
2023610
2022910
202137
202034
2019811
20181114
20171315
20161820
20151318
20141621
20131319
20121519
20111315
20101419
2009912
2008814
2007913
20062126
2005811
20041420
20031627
20021319
20011216

Map of crashes at the EH22 1RU hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH22 1RU.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1RU area accident hotspot

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

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the EH22 1RU hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Dalkeith
Council area
Midlothian
Nearest postcode to the centre
EH22 1RU
Postcode district
EH22
Centre (latitude, longitude)
55.89937, -3.09257
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
24 November 2025
Rank by collisions
2,975th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the EH22 1RU hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A720, with 151 of 271, followed by the A7 with 56.

Collisions at the EH22 1RU hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA72015119317
2ndA7569004
3rdA6106192604
4thA68141702
5thA772111800
6thB63925501
7thB64151200

Towns near the EH22 1RU hotspot

2 of the 271 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Danderhall.

All 271 crashes at the EH22 1RU hotspot

Newest first, from 3 January 2001 to 24 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year