Slight
Kia Sportage crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 6 Jun 2025, 18:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991600054
Midlothian East, Midlothian, EH22 4SX area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 166 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Midlothian East ward, Midlothian, from 2001 to 2025, with 198 casualties. Of those collisions, 30 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, down from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 166
- 5,106th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 198
- 1.19 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- No one killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the EH22 4SX hotspot
30 of the 166 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal00%
- Serious3018%
- Slight13682%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 0
- Seriously injured
- 35
- Slightly injured
- 163
- All casualties
- 198
Accidents by year at the EH22 4SX hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 13 in 2015, against an average of 6.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the EH22 4SX hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 2
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 |
| 2015 | 13 | 14 |
| 2014 | 7 | 8 |
| 2013 | 8 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 8 |
| 2011 | 11 | 12 |
| 2010 | 9 | 10 |
| 2009 | 11 | 12 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 |
| 2005 | 10 | 12 |
| 2004 | 8 | 11 |
| 2003 | 10 | 13 |
| 2002 | 10 | 11 |
| 2001 | 4 | 6 |
Map of crashes at the EH22 4SX hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH22 4SX.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Midlothian East, Midlothian, EH22 4SX area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the EH22 4SX 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
- Midlothian East
- Council area
- Midlothian
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- EH22 4SX
- Postcode district
- EH22
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 55.87339, -3.04782
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 6 June 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 5,106th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the EH22 4SX hotspot
135 of the 166 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Gorebridge and Mayfield.
Accident hotspots near EH22 4SX
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Midlothian South, Midlothian, EH22 4NB area, 1.5 km away, with 114 collisions.
- Midlothian South, Midlothian, EH22 4NB area1.5 km away, 134 casualties114 collisions
- Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 2DB area2.3 km away, 205 casualties171 collisions
- Midlothian South, Midlothian, EH23 4RT area2.4 km away, 145 casualties113 collisions
- Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, EH19 3NT area2.5 km away, 91 casualties71 collisions
- Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1HJ area2.7 km away, 395 casualties326 collisions
- Midlothian East, Midlothian, EH19 2BF area3.1 km away, 173 casualties137 collisions
- Midlothian South, Midlothian, EH23 4HG area3.6 km away, 108 casualties82 collisions
- Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, EH19 2JN area3.9 km away, 242 casualties209 collisions
All 166 crashes at the EH22 4SX hotspot
Newest first, from 14 January 2001 to 6 June 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
E-scooter crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 7 Feb 2025, 19:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991552865
- Serious
Audi A4 crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 15 Jun 2024, 01:19
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2024991455988
- Slight
Hyundai i20 crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 24 May 2024, 11:30
- Hyundai i20, BMW 3 Series and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991506180
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 15 Apr 2024, 16:30
- Ford Transit Custom and Suzuki Swift
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024991432714
- Slight
BMW X5 crash on the B6482 in Midlothian, 13 Dec 2023, 14:10
- BMW X5 and Citroen C1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991389525
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the B6482 in Midlothian, 23 Nov 2023, 06:45
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991377896
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on the B6482 in Midlothian, 21 Nov 2023, 20:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991377323
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 26 Oct 2023, 15:20
- Skoda Fabia and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023991368745
- Serious
Suzuki Vitara crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 23 Sep 2023, 16:05
- Suzuki Vitara and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023991355608
- Slight
Audi TTS crash on the B6482 in Midlothian, 7 Mar 2023, 18:26
- Audi TTS and Suzuki Ignis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991284592
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B6482 in Midlothian, 26 Sep 2022, 15:29
- Ford Focus and Mercedes Sprinter
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022991228340
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the B6482 in Midlothian, 1 Jan 2022, 11:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991130680
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 26 Nov 2021, 15:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991115096
- Slight
Ford Fusion crash on the B6482 in Midlothian, 30 May 2021, 13:06
- Ford Fusion, Volkswagen Polo and Mini Cooper
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991051558
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 13 Feb 2021, 15:30
- Audi A6 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991026192
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 7 Dec 2020, 12:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020991004796
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 25 Jul 2020, 19:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990967966
- Serious
Ford KA crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 12 Dec 2019, 13:13
- Ford KA and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950909040
- Serious
Jeep Renegade crash on the B6482 in Midlothian, 7 Oct 2019, 13:12
- Jeep Renegade and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019950885620
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on the B6482 in Midlothian, 8 Aug 2019, 12:10
- Citroen C1 and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019950866365
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B6482 in Midlothian, 26 Jul 2019, 16:52
- Vauxhall Astra and 2 bicycles
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019950862371
- Serious
Vehicle crash on the B6482 in Midlothian, 13 Mar 2019, 19:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000349
- Slight
Renault Scenic crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 23 Jan 2019, 14:00
- Renault Scenic and Nissan X-Trail
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000215
- Serious
Chevrolet Cruze crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 29 Nov 2018, 17:00
- Chevrolet Cruze and Yamaha YZF R125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001627
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 6 Jul 2018, 17:50
- Citroen C4 and Seat Leon
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018950000886
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 30 Jun 2018, 22:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000846
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 12 Oct 2017, 15:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002208
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 25 Sep 2017, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002160
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 4 Apr 2017, 08:30
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001276
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 28 Mar 2017, 22:20
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2017950001085
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 26 Jan 2017, 20:30
- Vauxhall Astra and Honda XR125L
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950000340
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 16 Jan 2017, 09:40
- Ford Focus (2) and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950000317
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 12 Dec 2016, 09:10
- Ford Transit Connect and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950005798
- Slight
AJS DD 125 crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 28 Nov 2016, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950005627
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 4 Aug 2016, 00:50
- Vauxhall Astra and Fiat Scudo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950003753
- Slight
Volvo crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 6 Jun 2016, 16:24
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950002746
- Slight
Lambretta crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 4 Jun 2016, 14:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950002708
- Serious
Nissan Juke crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 31 May 2016, 16:45
- Nissan Juke and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950002782
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 6 May 2016, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950002238
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 28 Jan 2016, 17:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950000715
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 21 Jan 2016, 10:00
- Vauxhall Astra and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950000492
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 25 Nov 2015, 12:34
- Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Adam
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950005459
- Slight
Nissan X-Trail crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 17 Nov 2015, 09:15
- Nissan X-Trail and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950005269
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 2 Nov 2015, 09:41
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950004957
- Serious
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 10 Oct 2015, 14:15
- Nissan Qashqai and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950004454
- Slight
Bus crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 4 Jul 2015, 00:01
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950003174
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 18 Jun 2015, 17:00
- Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Astra and Nissan Qashqai
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950002937