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West Lothian road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1986, and 627 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1985 (487), and casualties fell from 657.

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

Collisions in 1986
452
Down 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
627
Down 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
37% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1986

2.7% of collisions in West Lothian in 1986 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious16837%
  • Slight27260%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious20933%
  • Slight40565%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 452, down 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (11%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (18%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.3%)
  • February39 (8.6%)
  • March45 (10%)
  • April29 (6.4%)
  • May35 (7.7%)
  • June34 (7.5%)
  • July27 (6%)
  • August44 (9.7%)
  • September39 (8.6%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November36 (8%)
  • December44 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (6.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (53%)
  • Wet or damp163 (36%)
  • Frost or ice28 (6.2%)
  • Snow20 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph254 (56%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph161 (36%)
  • 70 mph31 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (50%)
  • Pedestrian121 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant41 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.6%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1561 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20112 (18%)
  • 21 to 25109 (17%)
  • 26 to 3597 (15%)
  • 36 to 4575 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.3%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (49%)
  • Passenger200 (32%)
  • Pedestrian121 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (66%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (11%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach33 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1986

Map of the last 12 crashes of 1986 in West Lothian

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

  • 12 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lothian ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 1986.

Collisions
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1986

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1986: 59, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA895986021
2ndA706273709
3rdA899272826
4thB70152339112
5thA705212818
6thA71212818
7thB8046162607
8thM8153617
9thA803131306
10thB792131715
11thB908081005
12thA90471304
13thB80847703
14thM971213
15thA8016603
16thB70105501
17thB70665821
18thB7084401
19thA703401
20thA7043402

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1986

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1986: 62.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1986

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1986: 81.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1986, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years