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Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH20 9AE area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 73 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Midlothian West ward, Midlothian, from 2001 to 2025, with 94 casualties. Of those collisions, 13 were serious and none fatal.

In 2025 there was 1 collision here, up from none in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
73
10,387th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
94
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Crash severity at the EH20 9AE hotspot

13 of the 73 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1318%
  • Slight6082%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
0
Seriously injured
13
Slightly injured
81
All casualties
94

Accidents by year at the EH20 9AE hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 7 in 2009, against an average of 2.9 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the EH20 9AE hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202311
202212
202122
202011
201911
201823
201733
201644
201544
201458
201300
2012410
201155
201044
200979
200833
200734
200611
200545
200467
200357
200235
200134

Map of crashes at the EH20 9AE hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH20 9AE.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH20 9AE area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the EH20 9AE 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 West
Council area
Midlothian
Nearest postcode to the centre
EH20 9AE
Postcode district
EH20
Centre (latitude, longitude)
55.87792, -3.14928
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
23 of 25
Latest collision
6 September 2025
Rank by collisions
10,387th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the EH20 9AE hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A768, with 3 of 73, followed by the B702 with 3.

Collisions at the EH20 9AE hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7683501
2ndB7023300

Towns near the EH20 9AE hotspot

70 of the 73 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Loanhead.

Accident hotspots near EH20 9AE

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH20 9QH area, 1.2 km away, with 129 collisions.

All 73 crashes at the EH20 9AE hotspot

Newest first, from 22 April 2001 to 6 September 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year