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EH20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 854 road traffic collisions in the EH20 postcode district, Midlothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,092 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 187 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
854
2,260th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,092
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
187
207 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious18722%
  • Slight65176%

What the data shows

  • EH20 had 92 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 56% fewer than the 211 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in EH20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 166 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH20, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in EH20.

Where EH20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,260th
Most casualties
2,286th
Most fatal collisions
2,259th
Most serious collisions
2,275th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (13%)
  • Tuesday135 (16%)
  • Wednesday112 (13%)
  • Thursday127 (15%)
  • Friday137 (16%)
  • Saturday124 (15%)
  • Sunday105 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight622 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway609 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway170 (20%)
  • Roundabout54 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph469 (55%)
  • 40 mph224 (26%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph63 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph84 (9.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds653 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant600 (55%)
  • Pedestrian182 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist72 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant47 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH20 peaked at 35 in 1996; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202577
202456
202368
20221114
202188
2020511
2019710
20181521
20171115
20161718
20152026
20142430
20132227
20122034
20112021
20101718
20091519
20082938
20072529
20061927
20051830
20041923
20032735
20021723
20011628
20001620
19991213
19981827
19972230
19963544
19952530
19941623
19931923
19921313
19911419
19902327
19892932
19882228
19871215
19862631
19851517
19842530
19832130
19822630
19812936
19801721
19791927

Map of recent crashes in EH20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH20

The 24 most recent collisions in EH20 happened between 1 July 2022 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH20

The A701 has the most collisions in EH20, 233 of 854 (27%), followed by the A768 (90).

Collisions in EH20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA701233308463
2ndA76890109429
3rdA7208913549
4thB7024962210

Council areas covering EH20

Collisions in EH20 were recorded in 2 council areas. Midlothian has 760 of 854 (89%).

Collisions in EH20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMidlothian76094914176
2ndCity of Edinburgh92141211

Towns in EH20

Collisions in EH20 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Loanhead (548) and Bilston, Midlothian (27).