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West Lothian road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1984, and 598 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 186 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1983 (403), and casualties rose from 513.

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

Collisions in 1984
449
Up 11% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
598
Up 17% on 1983
Fatal collisions
17
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
186
41% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1984

3.8% of collisions in West Lothian in 1984 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.8%
  • Serious18641%
  • Slight24655%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183%
  • Serious22237%
  • Slight35860%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 449, up 11% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (12%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.7%)
  • February30 (6.7%)
  • March35 (7.8%)
  • April31 (6.9%)
  • May43 (9.6%)
  • June38 (8.5%)
  • July30 (6.7%)
  • August45 (10%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October41 (9.1%)
  • November39 (8.7%)
  • December41 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other29 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (59%)
  • Wet or damp146 (33%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.1%)
  • Snow13 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph262 (58%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph149 (33%)
  • 70 mph31 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (45%)
  • Pedestrian133 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1039 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20149 (25%)
  • 21 to 2591 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (14%)
  • 36 to 4565 (11%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (47%)
  • Passenger181 (30%)
  • Pedestrian133 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (60%)
  • Motorcycle88 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (6%)
  • Bus or coach37 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.5%)
  • Minibus9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1984

Map of the last 13 crashes of 1984 in West Lothian

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

  • 13 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lothian ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 1984.

Collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1984

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1984: 69, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA896986323
2ndA8993337117
3rdA7063140115
4thA7052840110
5thB70152738214
6thA71232727
7thB792182926
8thM8163318
9thA803121505
10thB8046111124
11thA80181105
12thM971403
13thB70666803
14thA9045502
15thB90805511
16thB700241003
17thB70104600
18thB70694402
19thB70313501
20thB7083401

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1984

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1984: 49.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1984

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1984: 84.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1984, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years