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West Lothian road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1982, and 710 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 224 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1981 (529), and casualties rose from 668.

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

Collisions in 1982
486
Down 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
710
Up 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
18
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
224
46% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1982

3.7% of collisions in West Lothian in 1982 were fatal and 46% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.7%
  • Serious22446%
  • Slight24450%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal233.2%
  • Serious31044%
  • Slight37753%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1982 is highlighted, with 486, down 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (12%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday88 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (8.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.1%)
  • February33 (6.8%)
  • March55 (11%)
  • April37 (7.6%)
  • May46 (9.5%)
  • June38 (7.8%)
  • July45 (9.3%)
  • August44 (9.1%)
  • September47 (9.7%)
  • October43 (8.8%)
  • November38 (7.8%)
  • December35 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other46 (9.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (57%)
  • Wet or damp153 (31%)
  • Frost or ice43 (8.8%)
  • Snow10 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph258 (53%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph178 (37%)
  • 70 mph38 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway432 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (54%)
  • Pedestrian121 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (16%)
  • Cyclist33 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1558 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20182 (26%)
  • 21 to 25100 (14%)
  • 26 to 35128 (18%)
  • 36 to 4581 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (1.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (51%)
  • Passenger224 (32%)
  • Pedestrian121 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (65%)
  • Motorcycle105 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.7%)
  • Minibus9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1982

Map of the last 15 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1982.

Collisions
208th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
85th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1982

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1982: 73, including 6 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8973117633
2ndA7064472218
3rdA8993541013
4thM83258117
5thA713045219
6thA7052239011
7thB7921825011
8thB8046161808
9thA803132012
10thB7015131808
11thB908081524
12thB70106802
13thB70696701
14thA706651203
15thB70025612
16thB70314403
17thM94712
18thA843601
19thA9043502
20thA7042200

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1982

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1982: 69.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1982

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1982: 89.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1982, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years