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Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 7HA area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 101 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Musselburgh ward, East Lothian, from 2001 to 2025, with 121 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, the same as in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
101
7,888th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
121
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the EH21 7HA hotspot

13 of the 101 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious1212%
  • Slight8887%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
12
Slightly injured
108
All casualties
121

Accidents by year at the EH21 7HA hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 9 in 2016, against an average of 4.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the EH21 7HA hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202433
202300
202267
202111
202034
201956
201822
201756
201699
201511
201444
201377
201277
201122
201033
200936
200878
200767
200644
200555
200445
200345
2002412
200134

Map of crashes at the EH21 7HA hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH21 7HA.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 7HA 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 EH21 7HA 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 7HA
Postcode district
EH21
Centre (latitude, longitude)
55.94313, -3.03896
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
10 August 2025
Rank by collisions
7,888th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the EH21 7HA hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B6454, with 21 of 101, followed by the A199 with 14.

Collisions at the EH21 7HA hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6454212504
2ndA199141603

Towns near the EH21 7HA hotspot

93 of the 101 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Musselburgh.

Accident hotspots near EH21 7HA

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6PP area, 1.1 km away, with 380 collisions.

All 101 crashes at the EH21 7HA hotspot

Newest first, from 5 June 2001 to 10 August 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year