Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 2 Mar 2025, 20:47
- BMW 1 Series, Kia Sportage, BMW 2 Series and Peugeot Partner
- 4 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2025991560286
Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH26 0PE area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 77 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Midlothian West ward, Midlothian, from 2001 to 2025, with 124 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious.
In 2025 there was 1 collision here, up from none in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 77
- 9,935th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 124
- 1.61 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 1
- 0 in 2024
Crash severity at the EH26 0PE hotspot
16 of the 77 collisions here (21%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal22.6%
- Serious1418%
- Slight6179%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 16
- Slightly injured
- 106
- All casualties
- 124
Accidents by year at the EH26 0PE hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 12 in 2003, against an average of 3.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the EH26 0PE hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 5 | 10 |
| 2014 | 8 | 15 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 9 |
| 2003 | 12 | 14 |
| 2002 | 6 | 11 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
Map of crashes at the EH26 0PE hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH26 0PE.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH26 0PE 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 EH26 0PE 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
- EH26 0PE
- Postcode district
- EH26
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 55.86565, -3.21217
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 21 of 25
- Latest collision
- 2 March 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 9,935th of 12,033 hotspots
Accident hotspots near EH26 0PE
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH25 9SE area, 1.8 km away, with 71 collisions.
- Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH25 9SE area1.8 km away, 89 casualties71 collisions
- Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH26 0NX area1.8 km away, 117 casualties87 collisions
- Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH10 7DY area2.4 km away, 175 casualties113 collisions
- Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH20 9QH area3 km away, 153 casualties129 collisions
- Colinton/Fairmilehead, City of Edinburgh, EH10 7EX area3.5 km away, 265 casualties193 collisions
- Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 8AR area3.8 km away, 190 casualties170 collisions
- Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH20 9NJ area4 km away, 323 casualties235 collisions
- Midlothian West, Midlothian, EH20 9AE area4.2 km away, 94 casualties73 collisions
All 77 crashes at the EH26 0PE hotspot
Newest first, from 16 March 2002 to 2 March 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 5 Jun 2023, 15:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991315193
- Fatal
Suzuki GSF 650 crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 12 Jan 2023, 13:27
- Suzuki GSF 650 and Kia Sportage
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991262676
- Slight
Hyundai Ioniq crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 23 Mar 2022, 07:45
- Hyundai Ioniq and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991156534
- Serious
Yamaha crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 28 May 2021, 14:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991050173
- Slight
Mazda 2 crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 18 Mar 2021, 19:17
- Mazda 2 and Mazda MX-5
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021991029254
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 2 Feb 2019, 07:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000137
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 3 May 2018, 22:09
- Ford Transit Custom and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018950000582
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 24 Feb 2018, 06:47
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950000253
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 8 Apr 2017, 15:00
- BMW 5 Series, Volvo V40 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017950001146
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 11 Oct 2016, 17:30
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950004823
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 24 Dec 2015, 08:10
- Ford Transit Connect and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950005892
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 7 Dec 2015, 12:45
- Vauxhall Insignia and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950005589
- Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 29 Oct 2015, 12:20
- Vauxhall Vivaro and Jaguar X Type
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950004918
- Serious
Renault Clio crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 22 Feb 2015, 17:09
- Renault Clio, Ford Fiesta and a car
- 3 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2015950000722
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 7 Jan 2015, 15:00
- Ford Fiesta and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015950000045
- Serious
Toyota Yaris crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 18 Dec 2014, 20:17
- Toyota Yaris and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014950006712
- Serious
Land Rover Defender crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 20 Nov 2014, 15:00
- Land Rover Defender, Volkswagen UP and Transbus Int
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950005937
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 16 Sep 2014, 08:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950004848
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 11 Aug 2014, 09:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950004412
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 8 Aug 2014, 19:10
- Volkswagen Golf and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014950004374
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 3 Aug 2014, 06:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950004267
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 2 Aug 2014, 17:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014950004240
- Slight
Kia Ceed crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 14 Feb 2014, 18:15
- Kia Ceed and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2014950000888
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 20 Oct 2013, 23:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013950005672
- Serious
Toyota Avensis crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 29 Jul 2013, 14:29
- Toyota Avensis and Toyota RAV4
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2013950003630
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 28 Jul 2013, 20:37
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013950003927
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 26 Jan 2013, 07:30
- Vauxhall Zafira and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2013950000493
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 27 Jul 2012, 07:00
- Skoda Fabia and Honda Civic
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2012950004199
- Slight
Land Rover Discovery crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 1 May 2012, 20:13
- Land Rover Discovery and Honda
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012950002445
- Slight
Saab 900 crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 1 Feb 2012, 16:50
- Saab 900 and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012950000656
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 14 Jan 2012, 20:55
- Peugeot 206 and Rover 200 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012950000268
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 2 Jan 2012, 11:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2012950000026
- Slight
Suzuki Vitara crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 27 Dec 2011, 02:20
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2011950008257
- Slight
Hyundai ix35 crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 6 Oct 2011, 07:33
- Hyundai ix35 and Fiat Ducato
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011950006348
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 5 Jul 2011, 21:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011950004498
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 11 Jun 2011, 18:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011950003905
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 28 Oct 2010, 09:10
- Ford Focus, Toyota Auris, Mercedes C Class and a van
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010950007881
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 14 Jul 2010, 07:15
- Citroen C3 and Fiat Panda
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2010950005039
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 4 Jul 2010, 14:00
- Ford KA and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2010950004779
- Slight
Renault Trafic crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 7 May 2010, 16:00
- Renault Trafic, Renault Scenic and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2010950003401
- Slight
Rover 200 Series crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 18 Nov 2009, 21:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009950009179
- Slight
Car crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 27 Jun 2009, 08:30
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009950005014
- Fatal
Ford Focus crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 29 Mar 2009, 03:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009950002452
- Slight
Subaru crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 14 May 2008, 16:55
- Subaru, Rover 25 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2008950004185
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 9 Apr 2008, 07:15
- Toyota Corolla and Fiat Punto
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008950003707
- Serious
Volvo V40 crash on the A702 in Midlothian, 21 May 2007, 14:20
- Volvo V40, Vauxhall Vectra and Volvo
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2007950004405
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Midlothian, 25 Apr 2007, 07:25
- Ford Fiesta and Citroen Xsara
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2007950003599