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EH22 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,867 road traffic collisions in the EH22 postcode district, Midlothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,999 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 883 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, down 26% on 2024 (31).

Collisions since 1979
3,867
938th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,999
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
55 people killed
Serious collisions
883
1,020 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
Down 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Down 46% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EH22

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal501.3%
  • Serious88323%
  • Slight2,93476%

What the data shows

  • EH22 had 405 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 798 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in EH22 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 875 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH22, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in EH22.

Where EH22 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
938th
Most casualties
996th
Most fatal collisions
1,189th
Most serious collisions
570th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday551 (14%)
  • Tuesday538 (14%)
  • Wednesday476 (12%)
  • Thursday597 (15%)
  • Friday687 (18%)
  • Saturday562 (15%)
  • Sunday456 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,832 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit703 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting276 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit39 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,407 (88%)
  • Roundabout246 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway181 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph63 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph2,172 (56%)
  • 40 mph256 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph29 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1,124 (29%)
  • 70 mph222 (5.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,017 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds523 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds82 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds57 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds36 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other67 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded56 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,667 (53%)
  • Pedestrian1,000 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist453 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant315 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist255 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant186 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH22 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH22, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH22 peaked at 117 in 1996; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252328
20243152
20233240
20224554
20213653
20202330
20193650
20184762
20174755
201685117
201574100
20146881
20136474
201283113
20117586
201075100
200992120
200877102
20077793
2006113142
200597133
200497124
200393152
200288110
200190109
2000104134
199994125
199898136
1997111146
1996117148
199587108
199492118
1993102118
1992105140
199188123
1990110163
1989115142
1988117149
198793123
1986109134
198595115
198492117
198396118
198298119
1981105130
198087106
197984107

Map of recent crashes in EH22

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH22

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH22

The 24 most recent collisions in EH22 happened between 29 December 2024 and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH22

The A68 has the most collisions in EH22, 583 of 3,867 (15%), followed by the A7 (416).

Collisions in EH22 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6858381113179
2ndA7416590583
3rdA6094371470392
4thA720264365222
5thA6106168236543
6thB6482120152334
7thB70394142135
8thB63927210107
9thB6414628017
10thB64555964326
11thA6124356209
12thB64152741012
13thA768222804
14thA6093142107
15thB70461402

Council areas covering EH22

Collisions in EH22 were recorded in 3 council areas. Midlothian has 3,714 of 3,867 (96%).

Collisions in EH22 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMidlothian3,7144,76850865
2ndCity of Edinburgh114166010
3rdEast Lothian396508

Towns in EH22

Collisions in EH22 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Dalkeith (1,314) and Gorebridge and Mayfield (707).