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EH32 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,582 road traffic collisions in the EH32 postcode district, East Lothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,132 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 434 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,582
1,940th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,132
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
42 people killed
Serious collisions
434
539 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH32

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal392.5%
  • Serious43427%
  • Slight1,10970%

What the data shows

  • EH32 had 158 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 316 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in EH32 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 353 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH32, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in EH32.

Where EH32 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,940th
Most casualties
1,958th
Most fatal collisions
1,538th
Most serious collisions
1,674th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday220 (14%)
  • Tuesday209 (13%)
  • Wednesday217 (14%)
  • Thursday232 (15%)
  • Friday225 (14%)
  • Saturday252 (16%)
  • Sunday227 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,131 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit291 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting140 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,500 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout31 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph34 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph832 (53%)
  • 40 mph65 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph607 (38%)
  • 70 mph38 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,244 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds225 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,170 (55%)
  • Pedestrian379 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist236 (11%)
  • Cyclist178 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant65 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH32 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH32, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH32 peaked at 60 in 1988; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251012
202477
20231825
20221418
20211314
20201215
20191519
20182128
20172429
20162426
20153247
20143546
20132538
20122935
20112831
20102937
20093647
20083744
20072529
20064050
20052737
20043659
20032833
20023655
20013648
20003749
19993346
19982941
19974461
19963847
19953443
19944557
19933240
19923351
19914363
19905371
19893852
19886081
19875374
19864666
19854964
19844060
19835167
19824967
19814558
19804969
19794476

Map of recent crashes in EH32

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH32

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH32

The 24 most recent collisions in EH32 happened between 14 June 2023 and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH32

The B1348 has the most collisions in EH32, 439 of 1,582 (28%), followed by the A198 (377).

Collisions in EH32 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB134843959514141
2ndA19837753814122
3rdB136192135224
4thB13776191220
5thA61375282112
6thA14564013
7thB6371192806
8thB636381002
9thB134461502

Council area for EH32

EH32 is in East Lothian, where police recorded 9,664 collisions from 1979 to 2025. EH32 accounts for 16% of them.

Towns in EH32

Collisions in EH32 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Prestonpans (504) and Cockenzie and Port Seton (242).