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EH21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,963 road traffic collisions in the EH21 postcode district, East Lothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,711 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 648 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, up from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,963
1,336th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,711
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
42 people killed
Serious collisions
648
707 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
29
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal391.3%
  • Serious64822%
  • Slight2,27677%

What the data shows

  • EH21 had 326 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 581 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in EH21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 646 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH21, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in EH21.

Where EH21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,336th
Most casualties
1,409th
Most fatal collisions
1,538th
Most serious collisions
1,073rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday394 (13%)
  • Tuesday421 (14%)
  • Wednesday391 (13%)
  • Thursday426 (14%)
  • Friday542 (18%)
  • Saturday457 (15%)
  • Sunday332 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,164 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit615 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting153 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,439 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway291 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout147 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road73 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph70 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph2,100 (71%)
  • 40 mph78 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph51 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph402 (14%)
  • 70 mph261 (8.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,362 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds383 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds83 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other38 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,755 (47%)
  • Pedestrian839 (23%)
  • Bus or coach occupant363 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist321 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist262 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant96 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant30 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH21 peaked at 96 in 1996; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252529
20241719
20231927
20223339
20213036
20202933
20193037
20183647
20174661
20166183
20155789
20147199
20135570
20125778
20115569
20106069
20094350
20085058
20076982
20066473
20055969
20047184
20036278
200262111
200184115
200071104
19995173
199880103
199780105
199696124
19958096
199483105
19937893
19928197
19918193
19907785
198991108
19887588
19877793
198688103
19856982
19847180
19837585
19826881
198184111
198092106
19797091

Map of recent crashes in EH21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH21

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH21

The 24 most recent collisions in EH21 happened between 4 February and 8 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH21

The A1 has the most collisions in EH21, 587 of 2,963 (20%), followed by the A199 (469).

Collisions in EH21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA158778115152
2ndA199469550076
3rdA6094180238666
4thA6124117142143
5thA6095116151331
6thB6415111152225
7thB13487388123
8thA720668908
9thB64544148012
10thB6414212518
11thB1361142202
12thB6095111202

Council areas covering EH21

Collisions in EH21 were recorded in 3 council areas. East Lothian has 2,779 of 2,963 (94%).

Collisions in EH21 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Lothian2,7793,44735612
2ndCity of Edinburgh163231424
3rdMidlothian2030011

Towns in EH21

Collisions in EH21 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Musselburgh (1,559) and Wallyford (154).