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EH26 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,942 road traffic collisions in the EH26 postcode district, Midlothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,692 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 515 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,942
1,777th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,692
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
43
48 people killed
Serious collisions
515
641 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH26

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal432.2%
  • Serious51527%
  • Slight1,38471%

What the data shows

  • EH26 had 182 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 359 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in EH26 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 378 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH26, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in EH26.

Where EH26 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,777th
Most casualties
1,770th
Most fatal collisions
1,403rd
Most serious collisions
1,442nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday279 (14%)
  • Tuesday246 (13%)
  • Wednesday273 (14%)
  • Thursday267 (14%)
  • Friday325 (17%)
  • Saturday290 (15%)
  • Sunday262 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,374 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit301 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting247 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,871 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout19 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph11 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph889 (46%)
  • 40 mph130 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph895 (46%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,402 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds284 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds50 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds17 (0.9%)
  • Other50 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,672 (62%)
  • Pedestrian379 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist240 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist151 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant115 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant84 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH26 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH26, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH26 peaked at 72 in 1989; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025715
20241115
20231522
2022911
20211836
20201622
20193547
20182125
20172230
20162837
20153346
20144055
20133152
20123755
20113553
20103247
20093956
20083959
20073444
20063951
20053345
20045267
20035366
20024978
20015676
20005177
19992331
19985783
19975678
19965891
19954463
19945576
19934153
19925058
19916180
19905774
19897293
19885986
19876287
19865786
19854461
19844360
19834657
19825465
19816173
19804355
19796495

Map of recent crashes in EH26

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH26

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH26

The 24 most recent collisions in EH26 happened between 15 October 2023 and 1 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH26

The A701 has the most collisions in EH26, 613 of 1,942 (32%), followed by the A702 (428).

Collisions in EH26 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA70161380418150
2ndA70242871915130
3rdB7026127186436
4thA6094108162226
5thB6372345709
6thA7663245210
7thA7035701

Council areas covering EH26

Collisions in EH26 were recorded in 3 council areas. Midlothian has 1,911 of 1,942 (98%).

Collisions in EH26 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMidlothian1,9112,65243510
2ndScottish Borders283404
3rdEast Lothian3601

Town in EH26

Of the 1,942 collisions in EH26, 832 (43%) were in Penicuik.