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West Lothian road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1980, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1979 (532), and casualties fell from 736.

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

Collisions in 1980
465
Down 13% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
645
Down 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
19
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
36% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1980

4.1% of collisions in West Lothian in 1980 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal194.1%
  • Serious16836%
  • Slight27860%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.1%
  • Serious21033%
  • Slight41564%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 465, down 13% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday88 (19%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.2%)
  • February28 (6%)
  • March32 (6.9%)
  • April35 (7.5%)
  • May47 (10%)
  • June35 (7.5%)
  • July28 (6%)
  • August38 (8.2%)
  • September47 (10%)
  • October41 (8.8%)
  • November43 (9.2%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (57%)
  • Wet or damp174 (37%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.7%)
  • Snow8 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph264 (57%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph146 (31%)
  • 70 mph41 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway400 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (10%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (46%)
  • Pedestrian136 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (16%)
  • Van occupant39 (6%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1043 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20166 (26%)
  • 21 to 2588 (14%)
  • 26 to 3599 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (48%)
  • Passenger202 (31%)
  • Pedestrian136 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (61%)
  • Motorcycle110 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1980

Map of the last 15 crashes of 1980 in West Lothian

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

  • 15 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lothian ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1980.

Collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1980

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1980: 71, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8971108226
2ndA7064258116
3rdA8994047213
4thA71314139
5thA705262809
6thM82055410
7thB792172604
8thB7015131906
9thA76781204
10thB70028801
11thB701081022
12thA70666603
13thA8036602
14thB70696601
15thA704511
16thA9044802
17thB80464401
18thM94921
19thB70663301
20thB90803302

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1980

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1980: 59.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1980

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1980: 95.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years