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EH39 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 924 road traffic collisions in the EH39 postcode district, East Lothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 275 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
924
2,236th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,331
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
28 people killed
Serious collisions
275
340 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH39

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal283%
  • Serious27530%
  • Slight62167%

What the data shows

  • EH39 had 79 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 59% fewer than the 191 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in EH39 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 151 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH39, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in EH39.

Where EH39 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,236th
Most casualties
2,216th
Most fatal collisions
1,907th
Most serious collisions
2,069th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (12%)
  • Tuesday118 (13%)
  • Wednesday130 (14%)
  • Thursday124 (13%)
  • Friday140 (15%)
  • Saturday139 (15%)
  • Sunday160 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight698 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting153 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway870 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1%)
  • 30 mph315 (34%)
  • 40 mph17 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph573 (62%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds698 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other25 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant856 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (11%)
  • Pedestrian132 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist75 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant62 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH39 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH39, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH39 peaked at 45 in 1979; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
20241011
202368
202247
20211115
202034
20191014
2018812
20171020
20161419
20151315
20141415
20131417
20122428
20111830
20101726
20092336
20081824
20072540
20062536
20053152
20043044
20033352
20023547
20012950
20002539
19991622
19982327
19971725
19962129
19952432
19942228
19931728
19921318
19911828
19902136
19893654
19881620
19871617
19861728
19852232
19842130
19831822
19823040
19812335
19803550
19794566

Map of recent crashes in EH39

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH39

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH39

The 24 most recent collisions in EH39 happened between 10 November 2021 and 9 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH39

The A198 has the most collisions in EH39, 257 of 924 (28%), followed by the B1345 (113).

Collisions in EH39 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1982573861590
2ndB1345113189433
3rdB1347112165231
4thB137789136314
5thB13464959019
6thB63574602
7thA13401
8thB13483301

Council areas covering EH39

Collisions in EH39 were recorded in 2 council areas. East Lothian has 921 of 924 (99.7%).

Collisions in EH39 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Lothian9211,32728274
2ndMidlothian3401

Town in EH39

Of the 924 collisions in EH39, 313 (34%) were in North Berwick.