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EH31 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 90 road traffic collisions in the EH31 postcode district, East Lothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 103 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
90
2,650th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
103
1.14 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
29
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH31

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal22.2%
  • Serious2932%
  • Slight5966%

What the data shows

  • EH31 had 7 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 14 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 34% of collisions in EH31 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in EH31 are between noon and 3pm, with 21% of collisions.
  • 18 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH31, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where EH31 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,650th
Most casualties
2,670th
Most fatal collisions
2,634th
Most serious collisions
2,641st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (8.9%)
  • Tuesday13 (14%)
  • Wednesday13 (14%)
  • Thursday19 (21%)
  • Friday12 (13%)
  • Saturday14 (16%)
  • Sunday11 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight72 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway89 (99%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph75 (83%)
  • 40 mph2 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph11 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds76 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant38 (37%)
  • Pedestrian20 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (18%)
  • Cyclist18 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1%)
  • Van occupant1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH31 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH31, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH31 peaked at 8 in 1980; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202300
202211
202111
202000
201924
201824
201700
201600
201533
201412
201333
201200
201111
201022
200911
200823
200700
200611
200500
200433
200322
200211
200111
200011
199900
199822
199733
199644
199522
199411
199300
199233
199155
199022
198911
198845
198723
198611
198555
198422
198355
198223
198157
198089
197945

Map of recent crashes in EH31

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH31

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH31

The 24 most recent collisions in EH31 happened between 21 January 2004 and 18 February 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH31

The A198 has the most collisions in EH31, 62 of 90 (69%), followed by the B6357 (3).

Collisions in EH31 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1986274123
2ndB63573301

Council area for EH31

EH31 is in East Lothian, where police recorded 9,664 collisions from 1979 to 2025. EH31 accounts for 0.9% of them.