Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 8 Dec 2025, 16:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991680084
Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6PP area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 380 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Musselburgh ward, East Lothian, from 2001 to 2025, with 423 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 47 were serious.
In 2025 there were 5 collisions here, up from 2 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 380
- 1,902nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 423
- 1.11 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 5
- 2 in 2024
Crash severity at the EH21 6PP hotspot
49 of the 380 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal20.5%
- Serious4712%
- Slight33187%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 47
- Slightly injured
- 374
- All casualties
- 423
Accidents by year at the EH21 6PP hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 33 in 2001, against an average of 15 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the EH21 6PP hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 5
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 |
| 2018 | 15 | 19 |
| 2017 | 11 | 13 |
| 2016 | 13 | 15 |
| 2015 | 14 | 16 |
| 2014 | 20 | 26 |
| 2013 | 15 | 17 |
| 2012 | 16 | 19 |
| 2011 | 19 | 22 |
| 2010 | 21 | 22 |
| 2009 | 19 | 19 |
| 2008 | 15 | 16 |
| 2007 | 21 | 22 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 |
| 2004 | 28 | 29 |
| 2003 | 20 | 20 |
| 2002 | 20 | 23 |
| 2001 | 33 | 40 |
Map of crashes at the EH21 6PP hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH21 6PP.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6PP 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 EH21 6PP 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
- Musselburgh
- Council area
- East Lothian
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- EH21 6PP
- Postcode district
- EH21
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 55.9422, -3.05587
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 8 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 1,902nd of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the EH21 6PP hotspot
337 of the 380 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Musselburgh.
Accident hotspots near EH21 6PP
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6SQ area, 0.9 km away, with 82 collisions.
- Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6SQ area0.9 km away, 105 casualties82 collisions
- Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 7HA area1.1 km away, 121 casualties101 collisions
- Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 8RE area1.9 km away, 327 casualties212 collisions
- Portobello/Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, EH15 2LL area2.2 km away, 124 casualties102 collisions
- Portobello/Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, EH21 8SG area2.4 km away, 128 casualties98 collisions
- Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry, East Lothian, EH21 8QF area2.5 km away, 118 casualties80 collisions
- Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 8DZ area2.5 km away, 199 casualties154 collisions
- Portobello/Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, EH15 3FL area3.3 km away, 413 casualties339 collisions
All 380 crashes at the EH21 6PP hotspot
Newest first, from 31 January 2001 to 8 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Hyundai i30 crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 11 Nov 2025, 17:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991666980
- Slight
Audi Q5 crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 2 Nov 2025, 18:00
- Audi Q5 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991663844
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 17 Jun 2025, 13:30
- Honda Jazz and Peugeot 107
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991610201
- Slight
Yamasaki YM crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 8 May 2025, 17:16
- Yamasaki YM and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991587420
- Serious
Nissan Leaf crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 31 Mar 2024, 16:20
- Nissan Leaf and Renault Kadjar
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991426722
- Fatal
Renault Megane crash on the A6095 in East Lothian, 15 Jan 2024, 20:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991398702
- Serious
Yamaha MT crash on the A6095 in East Lothian, 5 Oct 2023, 13:35
- Yamaha MT and Mercedes B Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023991359801
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on the A6095 in East Lothian, 22 Aug 2023, 16:00
- Seat Leon and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991344438
- Serious
Mazda 2 crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 15 May 2023, 16:36
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991307674
- Serious
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 18 Jan 2023, 10:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991264989
- Serious
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 11 Sep 2022, 18:00
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991219411
- Slight
Volvo crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 27 Aug 2022, 08:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991213114
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 15 Apr 2022, 20:28
- Ford Fiesta and BMW S 1000
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991166985
- Slight
Toyota IQ crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 13 Mar 2022, 12:30
- Toyota IQ and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991153577
- Serious
Cupra Formentor crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 1 Mar 2022, 17:45
- Cupra Formentor and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991148963
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 29 Jan 2022, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991139153
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 18 Jan 2022, 09:08
- Peugeot 308 and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022991133520
- Serious
Volkswagen Crafter crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 21 Oct 2021, 12:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991101895
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 7 Oct 2021, 15:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991096071
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 23 Aug 2021, 16:00
- Nissan Micra and Mazda CX-5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991080050
- Slight
Audi Q3 crash on the B6454 in East Lothian, 9 Jun 2021, 18:40
- Audi Q3 and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991054479
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 3 Jun 2021, 16:31
- Toyota Yaris, Audi A1 and Ford Kuga
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991051959
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 4 May 2021, 09:30
- Fiat Punto and Peugeot 308
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021991041742
- Slight
Volkswagen Touran crash on the B6415 in East Lothian, 17 Sep 2020, 13:30
- Volkswagen Touran and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990982069
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 7 Sep 2020, 15:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990978759
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 27 Aug 2020, 10:37
- Vauxhall Corsa, Renault Captur and 2 cars
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990976313
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 1 Jul 2020, 18:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990961329
- Slight
BMW 2 Series crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 16 Jun 2020, 18:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990958234
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 30 May 2020, 20:05
- Peugeot 3008 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990970776
- Slight
Hyundai Veloster crash on the A6095 in East Lothian, 14 Apr 2020, 14:30
- Hyundai Veloster and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990945867
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A6095 in East Lothian, 25 Feb 2020, 15:15
- Volkswagen Passat and Toyota RAV4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990938598
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 21 Feb 2020, 13:00
- Ford Kuga and Nissan NV200
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990933605
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 20 Jan 2020, 18:07
- Vauxhall Mokka and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990930097
- Serious
Peugeot 208 crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 19 Nov 2019, 09:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950900115
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 20 Sep 2019, 13:20
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2019950892526
- Serious
Volvo crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 12 Sep 2019, 13:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950877100
- Serious
Car crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 6 Sep 2019, 10:45
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950875108
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 7 Jul 2019, 19:16
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2019950855050
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 4 Jun 2019, 13:30
- Kia Picanto and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000680
- Slight
Volvo crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 3 May 2019, 09:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000525
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 26 Apr 2019, 08:20
- BMW 5 Series and Honda XR125L
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000497
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 18 Apr 2019, 07:29
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000453
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 7 Nov 2018, 15:55
- Honda Civic and Volvo XC90
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018950001523
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 13 Oct 2018, 22:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001398
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 28 Aug 2018, 14:15
- Ford Focus and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001175
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A199 in East Lothian, 18 Aug 2018, 14:45
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2018950001126
- Slight
Mercedes CLK Class crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 5 Aug 2018, 11:30
- Mercedes CLK Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001034