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Musselburgh road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,560 road traffic collisions in Musselburgh, East Lothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,792 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 343 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,560
547th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,792
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
15 people killed
Serious collisions
343
361 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Musselburgh

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal140.9%
  • Serious34322%
  • Slight1,20377%

What the data shows

  • Musselburgh had 161 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 269 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Musselburgh were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 378 children under 16 were killed or injured in Musselburgh, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Musselburgh.

Where Musselburgh ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
547th
Most casualties
591st
Most fatal collisions
669th
Most serious collisions
452nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday209 (13%)
  • Tuesday209 (13%)
  • Wednesday207 (13%)
  • Thursday246 (16%)
  • Friday294 (19%)
  • Saturday249 (16%)
  • Sunday146 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,164 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit375 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,490 (96%)
  • Roundabout33 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph49 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph1,468 (94%)
  • 40 mph17 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph24 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,264 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds192 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian584 (33%)
  • Car occupant541 (30%)
  • Bus or coach occupant271 (15%)
  • Cyclist189 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Musselburgh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Musselburgh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Musselburgh peaked at 57 in 1981; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251213
2024911
202368
20221822
20211313
20201618
20192026
20182126
20172125
20162527
20152027
20143138
20133034
20122328
20112225
20102831
20092427
20082831
20073540
20062830
20053031
20043739
20032932
20022742
20014048
20003143
19992740
19984351
19973338
19964552
19953538
19945260
19935255
19924244
19914449
19904346
19895457
19884344
19874149
19864954
19854147
19844550
19834853
19823947
19815770
19805661
19794752

Map of recent crashes in Musselburgh

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Musselburgh

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Musselburgh

The 24 most recent collisions in Musselburgh happened between 15 May 2023 and 8 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Musselburgh

The A199 has the most collisions in Musselburgh, 382 of 1,560 (24%), followed by the A1 (201).

Collisions in Musselburgh on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA199382434061
2ndA1201222483
3rdB13486371120
4thA61244246116
5thB64154253112
6thB64544148012
7thA60952227010
8thB60954402

Council areas covering Musselburgh

Collisions in Musselburgh were recorded in 2 council areas. East Lothian has 1,551 of 1,560 (99%).

Collisions in Musselburgh by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Lothian1,5511,78014340
2ndCity of Edinburgh91203

Postcode district for Musselburgh

Of the 1,560 collisions in Musselburgh, 1,559 (99.9%) were in the EH21 postcode district.