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EH42 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 959 road traffic collisions in the EH42 postcode district, East Lothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 278 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
959
2,220th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,425
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
54
71 people killed
Serious collisions
278
378 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH42

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal545.6%
  • Serious27829%
  • Slight62765%

What the data shows

  • EH42 had 123 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 178 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 35% of collisions in EH42 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 202 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH42, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in EH42.

Where EH42 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,220th
Most casualties
2,188th
Most fatal collisions
1,074th
Most serious collisions
2,063rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (13%)
  • Tuesday117 (12%)
  • Wednesday123 (13%)
  • Thursday137 (14%)
  • Friday179 (19%)
  • Saturday150 (16%)
  • Sunday129 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight675 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting170 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway789 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (12%)
  • Roundabout39 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph311 (32%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph507 (53%)
  • 70 mph110 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds753 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (4.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant874 (61%)
  • Pedestrian146 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant92 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist91 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH42 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH42, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH42 peaked at 40 in 1986; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
202479
20231517
20221827
20211015
20201115
2019812
20181936
20171933
2016911
20151922
20141420
2013723
20121010
20111314
20102327
20091726
20082736
20072939
20061924
20051927
20042026
20031425
20021834
20011927
20002127
19991730
19981933
19971927
19962534
19951929
19941828
19932433
19922337
19912740
19902135
19893049
19882643
19872639
19864063
19852745
19843246
19833049
19823858
19813753
19802227
19792736

Map of recent crashes in EH42

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH42

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH42

The 24 most recent collisions in EH42 happened between 18 May 2023 and 12 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH42

The A1 has the most collisions in EH42, 432 of 959 (45%), followed by the A1087 (177).

Collisions in EH42 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143274038131
2ndA1087177228348
3rdA1984373211
4thA199232916
5thB6370181915

Council area for EH42

EH42 is in East Lothian, where police recorded 9,664 collisions from 1979 to 2025. EH42 accounts for 9.9% of them.

Town in EH42

Of the 959 collisions in EH42, 280 (29%) were in Dunbar.