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EH40 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in the EH40 postcode district, East Lothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 58 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
195
2,570th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
297
1.52 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
9 people killed
Serious collisions
58
76 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH40

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal73.6%
  • Serious5830%
  • Slight13067%

What the data shows

  • EH40 had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% fewer than the 20 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in EH40 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 22 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH40, 7.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in EH40.

Where EH40 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,570th
Most casualties
2,573rd
Most fatal collisions
2,498th
Most serious collisions
2,562nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (12%)
  • Thursday32 (16%)
  • Friday28 (14%)
  • Saturday28 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph49 (25%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph140 (72%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (5.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant199 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (10%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH40 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH40, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH40 peaked at 16 in 1979; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202300
202233
202114
202011
201922
201823
201723
201647
201522
201411
201300
201235
201111
201011
200922
200835
200722
200658
200549
200456
200344
2002710
2001510
200057
199923
199856
1997620
199689
199525
199444
1993410
1992612
1991913
199059
198967
198866
198756
1986811
1985813
1984810
198325
1982610
198178
198067
19791626

Map of recent crashes in EH40

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH40

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH40

The 24 most recent collisions in EH40 happened between 27 November 2010 and 26 April 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH40

The A1 has the most collisions in EH40, 87 of 195 (45%), followed by the B1377 (48).

Collisions in EH40 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA187154625
2ndB13774864018
3rdA19981211

Council area for EH40

EH40 is in East Lothian, where police recorded 9,664 collisions from 1979 to 2025. EH40 accounts for 2% of them.