Slight
Nissan NV200 crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 27 Oct 2025, 13:00
- Nissan NV200 and Suzuki Vitara
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025991659870
Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 8RE area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 212 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Musselburgh ward, East Lothian, from 2001 to 2025, with 327 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 17 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, up from 1 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 212
- 4,000th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 327
- 1.54 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 1 in 2024
Crash severity at the EH21 8RE hotspot
18 of the 212 collisions here (8.5%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.5%
- Serious178%
- Slight19492%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 18
- Slightly injured
- 307
- All casualties
- 327
Accidents by year at the EH21 8RE hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 16 in 2017, against an average of 8.5 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the EH21 8RE hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 3
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 9 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 16 | 23 |
| 2016 | 16 | 24 |
| 2015 | 16 | 31 |
| 2014 | 13 | 24 |
| 2013 | 10 | 14 |
| 2012 | 9 | 17 |
| 2011 | 9 | 13 |
| 2010 | 15 | 18 |
| 2009 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008 | 6 | 8 |
| 2007 | 12 | 17 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 |
| 2005 | 9 | 12 |
| 2004 | 12 | 17 |
| 2003 | 10 | 15 |
| 2002 | 6 | 20 |
| 2001 | 12 | 18 |
Map of crashes at the EH21 8RE hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH21 8RE.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 8RE 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 8RE 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 8RE
- Postcode district
- EH21
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 55.92542, -3.05834
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 27 October 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 4,000th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the EH21 8RE hotspot
17 of the 212 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Musselburgh.
Accident hotspots near EH21 8RE
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6SQ area, 1.8 km away, with 82 collisions.
- Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6SQ area1.8 km away, 105 casualties82 collisions
- Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6PP area1.9 km away, 423 casualties380 collisions
- Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry, East Lothian, EH21 8QF area2 km away, 118 casualties80 collisions
- Portobello/Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, EH21 8SG area2.2 km away, 128 casualties98 collisions
- Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 7HA area2.3 km away, 121 casualties101 collisions
- Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1FW area2.8 km away, 77 casualties62 collisions
- Portobello/Craigmillar, City of Edinburgh, EH15 2LL area3.1 km away, 124 casualties102 collisions
- Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 8DZ area3.2 km away, 199 casualties154 collisions
All 212 crashes at the EH21 8RE hotspot
Newest first, from 13 March 2001 to 27 October 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Suzuki Grand Vitara crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 16 Oct 2025, 19:42
- Suzuki Grand Vitara and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991725451
- Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 24 Mar 2025, 17:38
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991568768
- Slight
Kia Venga crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 23 Jan 2024, 11:35
- Kia Venga and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991402253
- Serious
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 14 Dec 2023, 18:00
- Vauxhall Insignia, Kia Pro Ceed and Volkswagen T-Roc
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2023991388422
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 5 Oct 2023, 12:57
- Skoda Octavia and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991359775
- Serious
Fiat 500 crash on the B6415 in East Lothian, 28 Mar 2023, 10:25
- Fiat 500 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023991297606
- Slight
Kia Sportage crash on the A720 in East Lothian, 16 Mar 2023, 18:28
- Kia Sportage, Audi A3 and Honda CR-V
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991288821
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 30 May 2022, 17:30
- BMW 5 Series and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022991183031
- Serious
Yamaha MT crash on the A720 in East Lothian, 21 May 2022, 11:40
- 2 Yamaha MTs
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991182724
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 8 Apr 2022, 19:15
- Ford Transit Custom and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991178826
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 7 Nov 2021, 15:30
- BMW 3 Series and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991108005
- Slight
BMW X3 crash on the A720 in East Lothian, 26 Jul 2021, 16:20
- BMW X3, Seat Ibiza and Mercedes Sprinter
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021991070278
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the B1 in East Lothian, 27 Jun 2021, 18:59
- Nissan Qashqai and Mazda 3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991060089
- Slight
Saab 9-3 crash on the A720 in East Lothian, 19 Apr 2021, 18:00
- Saab 9-3 and Audi A6
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021991043291
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 28 Feb 2020, 14:00
- Toyota Avensis and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020990938596
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the B6415 in East Lothian, 16 Oct 2019, 07:30
- Mercedes E Class and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950892769
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 12 Jul 2019, 09:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950857013
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the B6415 in East Lothian, 4 Jun 2019, 11:55
- BMW 3 Series and Kia Picanto
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019950000679
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 6 Feb 2019, 17:00
- Peugeot 308 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000193
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 28 Jan 2019, 09:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000113
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 14 Jan 2019, 17:29
- Vauxhall Corsa, Vauxhall Vectra, Kia Ceed and Honda CRV
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019950000054
- Slight
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the B6415 in East Lothian, 8 Sep 2018, 16:12
- Vauxhall Meriva and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018950001226
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the B6415 in East Lothian, 28 Jun 2018, 10:20
- Ford Transit and BMW 5 Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018950000829
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 6 Jan 2018, 16:30
- Honda Jazz and Ford S-Max
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018950001361
- Slight
Hyundai i30 crash on the B6415 in East Lothian, 30 Nov 2017, 17:20
- Hyundai i30 and Yamaha FZ6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002510
- Slight
Jaguar XF Series crash on the B6415 in East Lothian, 24 Nov 2017, 17:15
- Jaguar XF Series and Fiat Ducato
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002473
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on the B6415 in East Lothian, 11 Nov 2017, 11:31
- BMW 1 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002384
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the B6415 in East Lothian, 25 Oct 2017, 08:00
- Vauxhall Zafira and Kia Ceed
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002284
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 22 Oct 2017, 20:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002262
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 4 Oct 2017, 06:45
- Mercedes C Class, Vauxhall Astra, Vauxhall Mokka and Ford Fiesta
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950002165
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 20 Aug 2017, 09:57
- Vauxhall Corsa and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001893
- Slight
Peugeot 2008 crash on the A720 in East Lothian, 21 Jul 2017, 13:00
- Peugeot 2008 and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001731
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A720 in East Lothian, 21 Jul 2017, 10:00
- 2 Vauxhall Astras
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001734
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A720 in East Lothian, 12 Jun 2017, 10:00
- Vauxhall Corsa and Hyundai i10
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001608
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A720 in East Lothian, 14 Apr 2017, 15:30
- Ford Fiesta, Seat Ibiza and Vauxhall Corsa
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017950001182
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the B6415 in East Lothian, 7 Apr 2017, 08:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950001137
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 1 Apr 2017, 14:00
- Ford Focus, Ford KA, Audi A3 and Vauxhall Astra
- 4 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2017950001111
- Slight
Mazda 2 crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 24 Feb 2017, 15:45
- Mazda 2 and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017950000707
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in East Lothian, 22 Feb 2017, 17:45
- Ford Focus and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950000902
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A720 in East Lothian, 7 Feb 2017, 15:39
- Volkswagen Golf, Honda CRV and Renault Clio
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017950000420
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 2 Dec 2016, 17:30
- Renault Clio, Volkswagen Passat and Vauxhall Corsa
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016950005712
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 2 Dec 2016, 13:22
- Ford Transit Connect and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950006001
- Slight
Hyundai i30 crash on the B6415 in East Lothian, 28 Nov 2016, 07:30
- Hyundai i30 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950005706
- Serious
Kawasaki KLX125 crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 3 Sep 2016, 15:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950004227
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 27 Aug 2016, 16:30
- BMW 1 Series and Kia Ceed
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016950004118
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 28 Jul 2016, 15:59
- Peugeot 206 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016950003681
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A1 in East Lothian, 18 Jun 2016, 15:50
- Vauxhall Astra and Chevrolet Aveo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016950003020