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EH37 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 551 road traffic collisions in the EH37 postcode district, Midlothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 890 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 189 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
551
2,388th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
890
1.62 per collision
Fatal collisions
30
36 people killed
Serious collisions
189
282 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH37

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal305.4%
  • Serious18934%
  • Slight33260%

What the data shows

  • EH37 had 59 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 88 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 40% of collisions in EH37 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 64 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH37, 7.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 50% of collisions in EH37.

Where EH37 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,388th
Most casualties
2,354th
Most fatal collisions
1,849th
Most serious collisions
2,269th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (11%)
  • Friday86 (16%)
  • Saturday91 (17%)
  • Sunday86 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight409 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting125 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway547 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph55 (10%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph482 (87%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds392 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant703 (79%)
  • Van occupant63 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (7%)
  • Pedestrian27 (3%)
  • Cyclist12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH37 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH37, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH37 peaked at 28 in 1986; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202589
2024410
202369
202255
202147
202022
201945
2018811
2017921
2016914
2015812
2014611
20131015
20121119
201146
2010812
200989
20081121
20071213
20061021
2005914
20041113
200379
20021315
20011324
20001121
19991416
19981628
19971925
1996913
199545
19941029
19931114
19921417
19912036
19902150
19892030
19882247
19871324
19862847
19851833
19841215
19831421
19821014
19812444
19802331
19791823

Map of recent crashes in EH37

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH37

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH37

The 24 most recent collisions in EH37 happened between 27 November 2021 and 22 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH37

The A68 has the most collisions in EH37, 414 of 551 (75%), followed by the A7 (37).

Collisions in EH37 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6841469325147
2ndA73762212
3rdB63726801
4thA60935513
5thB63685601
6thB63715501

Council areas covering EH37

Collisions in EH37 were recorded in 3 council areas. Midlothian has 477 of 551 (87%).

Collisions in EH37 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMidlothian47777225166
2ndScottish Borders66108522
3rdEast Lothian7801