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West Lothian road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,081 road traffic collisions in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025, and 26,652 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 402 were fatal and 4,185 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 165 collisions, up 24% on 2024 (133), and casualties rose from 185 to 248.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
19,081
170th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
26,652
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
402
2.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
165
Up 24% on 2024

Crash severity in West Lothian

2.1% of collisions in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4022.1%
  • Serious4,18522%
  • Slight14,49476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4521.7%
  • Serious5,04519%
  • Slight21,15579%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. In 2025 there were 165, up 24% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 165
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025165248
2024133185
2023141201
2022174265
2021169252
2020137200
2019212305
2018284395
2017307442
2016330466
2015404576
2014313414
2013370502
2012380518
2011382496
2010384505
2009408595
2008460659
2007425599
2006479711
2005481654
2004463659
2003475643
2002491662
2001538735
2000458660
1999448646
1998551812
1997552788
1996476662
1995524788
1994469694
1993426590
1992495668
1991498694
1990534743
1989460666
1988461631
1987421569
1986452627
1985487657
1984449598
1983403513
1982486710
1981529668
1980465645
1979532736

When and where crashes happen in West Lothian

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,691 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,657 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,762 (14%)
  • Thursday2,860 (15%)
  • Friday3,387 (18%)
  • Saturday2,669 (14%)
  • Sunday2,055 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59852 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59332 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,479 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,193 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,494 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,700 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,213 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,818 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,481 (7.8%)
  • February1,508 (7.9%)
  • March1,618 (8.5%)
  • April1,410 (7.4%)
  • May1,666 (8.7%)
  • June1,570 (8.2%)
  • July1,420 (7.4%)
  • August1,661 (8.7%)
  • September1,609 (8.4%)
  • October1,634 (8.6%)
  • November1,787 (9.4%)
  • December1,717 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,333 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,526 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,945 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit242 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,711 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,955 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds511 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds436 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds340 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist201 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds56 (0.3%)
  • Other669 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded202 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,509 (55%)
  • Wet or damp7,261 (38%)
  • Frost or ice911 (4.8%)
  • Snow324 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep58 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph7 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph276 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph10,085 (53%)
  • 40 mph910 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph980 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph5,246 (27%)
  • 70 mph1,574 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,203 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway1,837 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout713 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road226 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded102 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in West Lothian

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,761 (63%)
  • Pedestrian3,963 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist1,828 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant1,385 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist1,116 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant949 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)263 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant184 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant113 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant76 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5835 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 101,421 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 151,670 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 204,617 (17%)
  • 21 to 253,550 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,944 (19%)
  • 36 to 453,695 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,745 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,688 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75936 (3.5%)
  • Over 75496 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded55 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider14,562 (55%)
  • Passenger8,127 (30%)
  • Pedestrian3,963 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car23,875 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,659 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle1,822 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle1,133 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach981 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes972 (3%)
  • Other vehicle306 (1%)
  • Minibus153 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car121 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle14 (under 0.1%)
  • Other15 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in West Lothian

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Lothian

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Lothian ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 170th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
170th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
176th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
179thTendring19,44926,8603424,569
180thDumfries and Galloway19,42127,2707385,306
181stSouth Kesteven19,16526,5844713,815
182ndWest Lothian (this area)19,08126,6524024,185
183rdIsle of Wight19,06925,3402384,438
184thSpelthorne19,00824,2142062,984
185thTest Valley18,98726,2844304,402

Accident hotspots in West Lothian

Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1PG area is the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian, with 357 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025: 1,735, including 49 fatal and 431 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA891,7352,39649431
2ndA8991,0711,38918250
3rdA711,0571,60445303
4thM81,0461,73746192
5thA7069531,47422254
6thB70157951,16614161
7thA7057241,00410169
8thB79250574816118
9thB80464056061291
10thA8013485571165
11thM93054841660
12thA8032873791069
13thB8084237339557
14thB90802183181377
15thA904212413662
16thA7066186287348
17thA70166260747
18thB7069157187134
19thB7010145210632
20thA704122177235

Towns in West Lothian

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025: 2,998.

Postcode districts in West Lothian

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025: 4,682.

Latest crashes in West Lothian

Of the latest 24 crashes in West Lothian, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity