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West Lothian road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 487 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1985, and 657 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1984 (449), and casualties rose from 598.

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

Collisions in 1985
487
Up 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
657
Up 10% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
43% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1985

2.3% of collisions in West Lothian in 1985 were fatal and 43% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious20743%
  • Slight26955%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious24137%
  • Slight40461%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1985 is highlighted, with 487, up 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (11%)
  • Thursday50 (10%)
  • Friday111 (23%)
  • Saturday83 (17%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.6%)
  • February38 (7.8%)
  • March39 (8%)
  • April36 (7.4%)
  • May42 (8.6%)
  • June33 (6.8%)
  • July33 (6.8%)
  • August54 (11%)
  • September40 (8.2%)
  • October47 (9.7%)
  • November45 (9.2%)
  • December48 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Other30 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (55%)
  • Wet or damp193 (40%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.3%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph281 (58%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph167 (34%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (51%)
  • Pedestrian138 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant37 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1057 (8.7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20143 (22%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 35125 (19%)
  • 36 to 4567 (10%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.9%)
  • Over 755 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (48%)
  • Passenger205 (31%)
  • Pedestrian138 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (67%)
  • Motorcycle69 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach45 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1985

Map of the last 17 crashes of 1985 in West Lothian

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

  • 17 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lothian ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 1985.

Collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1985

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1985: 74, including 3 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8974107330
2ndA8994554121
3rdA7063050112
4thB70152540012
5thA7052330011
6thA712225110
7thB80461936010
8thB792182609
9thM8162608
10thB8084142015
11thA8037703
12thB908071103
13thA7061002
14thB70106703
15thB70696902
16thM96711
17thA8005501
18thB70023411
19thB7083503
20thB80203402

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1985

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1985: 74.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1985

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1985: 100.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1985, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1985.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years