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North Berwick road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in North Berwick, East Lothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 84 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
313
1,510th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
373
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
84
93 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for North Berwick

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious8427%
  • Slight22271%

What the data shows

  • North Berwick had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 68% fewer than the 59 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in North Berwick were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 69 children under 16 were killed or injured in North Berwick, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in North Berwick.

Where North Berwick ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,510th
Most casualties
1,588th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,266th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday59 (19%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph279 (89%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph13 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant159 (43%)
  • Pedestrian97 (26%)
  • Cyclist45 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

North Berwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Berwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in North Berwick peaked at 12 in 2007; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202433
202311
202200
202122
202011
201922
201834
201711
201658
201533
201477
201344
201267
201133
201044
200944
200855
20071219
20061115
200568
200499
2003911
20021112
200177
200089
199988
1998910
199777
19961216
19951012
1994910
19931012
199266
199178
199077
1989912
198866
198767
198699
19851012
1984811
19831011
19821114
19811017
19801115
19791013

Map of recent crashes in North Berwick

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in North Berwick

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in North Berwick

The 24 most recent collisions in North Berwick happened between 1 December 2014 and 9 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in North Berwick

The A198 has the most collisions in North Berwick, 88 of 313 (28%), followed by the B1346 (48).

Collisions in North Berwick on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19888109425
2ndB13464858019
3rdB1347182305
4thB13453301

Council area for North Berwick

North Berwick is in East Lothian, where police recorded 9,664 collisions from 1979 to 2025. North Berwick accounts for 3.2% of them.

Postcode district for North Berwick

All 313 collisions in North Berwick were in the EH39 postcode district.