Bonnyrigg road traffic accidents
Bonnyrigg recorded 400 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 479 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 76 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 76
- Casualties
- 479
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 76
- Casualties
- 479
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Bonnyrigg
Roads in Bonnyrigg
Postcode districts in Bonnyrigg
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Bonnyrigg
Road collision statistics for Bonnyrigg
Collisions recorded
400
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
479
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
76
19.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Bonnyrigg
Collisions in Bonnyrigg are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.3% of the total), with 23.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96% of recorded collisions in Bonnyrigg happen on a single carriageway. Around 15% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Bonnyrigg have produced 479 casualties. Pedestrians account for 33% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 28 collisions, Monday 62 collisions, Tuesday 67 collisions, Wednesday 65 collisions, Thursday 53 collisions, Friday 73 collisions, Saturday 52 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 307 collisions, Darkness 93 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 384 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, Roundabout 4 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 27 collisions, 30 mph 333 collisions, 40 mph 27 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 10 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 332 collisions, Raining no high winds 43 collisions, Fine + high winds 8 collisions, Raining + high winds 6 collisions, Other 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 223 casualties, Passenger 98 casualties, Pedestrian 158 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Bonnyrigg
How many road accidents have there been in Bonnyrigg?
400 collisions have been recorded in Bonnyrigg in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 479 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Bonnyrigg were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 76 were serious — 19.5% of all recorded collisions in Bonnyrigg resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Bonnyrigg?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Bonnyrigg, accounting for 18.3% of them, and 23.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Bonnyrigg happen on?
96% of collisions in Bonnyrigg are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Bonnyrigg?
Pedestrians make up 33% of the 479 casualties recorded in Bonnyrigg.
Is road safety in Bonnyrigg getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Bonnyrigg were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Bonnyrigg come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Bonnyrigg cover 1999 to 2025.