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EH23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 832 road traffic collisions in the EH23 postcode district, Midlothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,152 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 221 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
832
2,267th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,152
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
16 people killed
Serious collisions
221
270 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious22127%
  • Slight59772%

What the data shows

  • EH23 had 92 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 156 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in EH23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 221 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH23, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in EH23.

Where EH23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,267th
Most casualties
2,267th
Most fatal collisions
2,302nd
Most serious collisions
2,185th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (14%)
  • Tuesday95 (11%)
  • Wednesday96 (12%)
  • Thursday119 (14%)
  • Friday150 (18%)
  • Saturday136 (16%)
  • Sunday116 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight594 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting105 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway821 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph439 (53%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph358 (43%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds647 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Other22 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant622 (54%)
  • Pedestrian177 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant83 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant60 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist52 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH23 peaked at 34 in 1992; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
2024910
202377
20221115
20211115
20201015
2019814
20181216
20171218
2016711
20151313
20141115
20131723
20122429
20111012
20101521
20091936
20081417
20072026
20061315
20052430
20041719
20032027
20021419
20011823
20001319
19991324
19982028
19972027
19961823
19952634
19941461
19932129
19923445
19911827
19901921
19892326
19882530
19873037
19862334
19852429
19842434
19832132
19822838
19811723
19802631
19793449

Map of recent crashes in EH23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH23

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH23

The 24 most recent collisions in EH23 happened between 10 October 2022 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH23

The A7 has the most collisions in EH23, 255 of 832 (31%), followed by the B704 (131).

Collisions in EH23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7255426875
2ndB704131156129
3rdB6372113158136

Council areas covering EH23

Collisions in EH23 were recorded in 2 council areas. Midlothian has 824 of 832 (99%).

Collisions in EH23 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMidlothian8241,14414218
2ndScottish Borders7702

Town in EH23

Of the 832 collisions in EH23, 411 (49%) were in Gorebridge and Mayfield.