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West Lothian road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1983, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1982 (486), and casualties fell from 710.

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

Collisions in 1983
403
Down 17% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
513
Down 28% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
44% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1983

2% of collisions in West Lothian in 1983 were fatal and 44% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious17744%
  • Slight21854%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious21442%
  • Slight29157%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 403, down 17% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (6.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February32 (7.9%)
  • March28 (6.9%)
  • April24 (6%)
  • May36 (8.9%)
  • June19 (4.7%)
  • July30 (7.4%)
  • August34 (8.4%)
  • September42 (10%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November34 (8.4%)
  • December52 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (55%)
  • Wet or damp155 (38%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.2%)
  • Snow9 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph225 (56%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph143 (35%)
  • 70 mph20 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (6%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (46%)
  • Pedestrian105 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (15%)
  • Cyclist41 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1550 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20107 (21%)
  • 21 to 2586 (17%)
  • 26 to 3577 (15%)
  • 36 to 4560 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.9%)
  • Over 755 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (51%)
  • Passenger146 (28%)
  • Pedestrian105 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (63%)
  • Motorcycle71 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach38 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1983

Map of the last 11 crashes of 1983 in West Lothian

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

  • 11 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lothian ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1983.

Collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1983

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1983: 55, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA895570219
2ndA7063958118
3rdA8993037116
4thA712529017
5thA705242909
6thB7015152005
7thM8142107
8thB792111807
9thB8046101814
10thM981003
11thA8037803
12thB70105900
13thB70695501
14thB7085601
15thB70664411
16thB80204402
17thA7043502
18thA70663602
19thA9043502
20thA702200

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1983

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1983: 51.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1983

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1983: 73.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1983, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years