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West Lothian road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 532 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1979, and 736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 196 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,081 collisions in West Lothian.

Collisions in 1979
532
Casualties in 1979
736
Fatal collisions
15
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
196
37% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1979

2.8% of collisions in West Lothian in 1979 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious19637%
  • Slight32160%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.7%
  • Serious23532%
  • Slight48165%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1979 is highlighted, with 532.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (12%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (14%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.9%)
  • February43 (8.1%)
  • March55 (10%)
  • April42 (7.9%)
  • May45 (8.5%)
  • June59 (11%)
  • July45 (8.5%)
  • August41 (7.7%)
  • September45 (8.5%)
  • October30 (5.6%)
  • November40 (7.5%)
  • December45 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Other61 (11%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (51%)
  • Wet or damp171 (32%)
  • Frost or ice57 (11%)
  • Snow31 (5.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph294 (55%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph169 (32%)
  • 70 mph49 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (44%)
  • Pedestrian145 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (16%)
  • Van occupant54 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist29 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20179 (24%)
  • 21 to 25107 (15%)
  • 26 to 35123 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5567 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3%)
  • Over 757 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (48%)
  • Passenger236 (32%)
  • Pedestrian145 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (60%)
  • Motorcycle108 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach42 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.9%)
  • Minibus11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1979

Map of the last 12 crashes of 1979 in West Lothian

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

  • 12 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lothian ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1979.

Collisions
179th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1979

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1979: 75, including 5 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8975106530
2ndA715069322
3rdM83777110
4thA7063649115
5thA7052940110
6thA899232909
7thB792152313
8thA803111212
9thB7010101904
10thB9080101609
11thA76781103
12thB70157702
13thA90461203
14thB70696702
15thB80466700
16thA7051313
17thB70025601
18thB70665701
19thA743411
20thA8003400

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1979

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1979: 65.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1979

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1979: 93.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years