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EH18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 535 road traffic collisions in the EH18 postcode district, Midlothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 116 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
535
2,405th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
742
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
21 people killed
Serious collisions
116
146 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal183.4%
  • Serious11622%
  • Slight40175%

What the data shows

  • EH18 had 66 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 121 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in EH18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 68 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH18, 9.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in EH18.

Where EH18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,405th
Most casualties
2,408th
Most fatal collisions
2,215th
Most serious collisions
2,422nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (17%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday71 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday76 (14%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway465 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (3%)
  • 30 mph168 (31%)
  • 40 mph53 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph249 (47%)
  • 70 mph47 (8.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds403 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant502 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist45 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian42 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant37 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH18 peaked at 21 in 2000; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
202447
2023811
202278
2021917
202022
2019911
201822
201778
20161217
20151215
20141319
2013610
20121625
20111116
20101018
2009710
20081620
20071421
20061621
200589
20041012
20031624
20021522
200199
20002127
199967
19981421
19971421
19961216
1995811
19941217
19931113
1992619
19911421
19901618
19891519
19881722
19871518
19861117
19852134
19841013
1983910
19821524
19812126
19801213
19791015

Map of recent crashes in EH18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH18

The 24 most recent collisions in EH18 happened between 3 May 2022 and 14 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH18

The A768 has the most collisions in EH18, 147 of 535 (27%), followed by the A7 (80).

Collisions in EH18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA768147207338
2ndA780123419
3rdA720466645
4thA772285115
5thB7003152024
6thA60946610
7thB63926600
8thB7045602

Council areas covering EH18

Collisions in EH18 were recorded in 2 council areas. Midlothian has 477 of 535 (89%).

Collisions in EH18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMidlothian47764513109
2ndCity of Edinburgh589757

Towns in EH18

Collisions in EH18 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Bonnyrigg (157) and Dalkeith (20).