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West Lothian road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1981, and 668 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1980 (465), and casualties rose from 645.

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

Collisions in 1981
529
Up 14% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
668
Up 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
15
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
33% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1981

2.8% of collisions in West Lothian in 1981 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious17733%
  • Slight33764%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.2%
  • Serious19629%
  • Slight45768%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1981 is highlighted, with 529, up 14% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (16%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (12%)
  • Thursday75 (14%)
  • Friday86 (16%)
  • Saturday94 (18%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (8.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.4%)
  • February36 (6.8%)
  • March43 (8.1%)
  • April45 (8.5%)
  • May44 (8.3%)
  • June47 (8.9%)
  • July49 (9.3%)
  • August43 (8.1%)
  • September51 (9.6%)
  • October52 (9.8%)
  • November47 (8.9%)
  • December38 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other45 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (57%)
  • Wet or damp171 (32%)
  • Frost or ice38 (7.2%)
  • Snow18 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph306 (58%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph179 (34%)
  • 70 mph30 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway481 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (41%)
  • Pedestrian141 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (21%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1558 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20195 (29%)
  • 21 to 2591 (14%)
  • 26 to 3590 (13%)
  • 36 to 4571 (11%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.6%)
  • Over 756 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (53%)
  • Passenger176 (26%)
  • Pedestrian141 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (59%)
  • Motorcycle135 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach43 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1981

Map of the last 14 crashes of 1981 in West Lothian

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

  • 14 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lothian ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 174th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
174th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
194th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1981

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1981: 58, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA895877118
2ndA8994448118
3rdA7064055312
4thA712737210
5thB7015242824
6thA705202306
7thM8202807
8thB792172325
9thB7010122202
10thB700291201
11thA706681104
12thA7678904
13thB804671201
14thA8036702
15thB703152013
16thB90805502
17thA704700
18thB70664411
19thB70694803
20thM94502

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1981

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1981: 82.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1981

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1981: 118.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1981, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years