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West Lothian road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1987, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (452), and casualties fell from 627.

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

Collisions in 1987
421
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
569
Down 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
42% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1987

3.1% of collisions in West Lothian in 1987 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.1%
  • Serious17842%
  • Slight23055%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious21337%
  • Slight34160%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 421, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (18%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.7%)
  • February31 (7.4%)
  • March24 (5.7%)
  • April32 (7.6%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June41 (9.7%)
  • July36 (8.6%)
  • August38 (9%)
  • September32 (7.6%)
  • October39 (9.3%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December32 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (8.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (57%)
  • Wet or damp163 (39%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.3%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph236 (56%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph151 (36%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5%)
  • Roundabout21 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (54%)
  • Pedestrian104 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant39 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20102 (18%)
  • 21 to 2591 (16%)
  • 26 to 3589 (16%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.6%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (48%)
  • Passenger194 (34%)
  • Pedestrian104 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach44 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.1%)
  • Minibus9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1987

Map of the last 12 crashes of 1987 in West Lothian

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

  • 12 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lothian ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 1987.

Collisions
227th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1987

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1987: 60, including 6 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA896079618
2ndA713344014
3rdA8993236117
4thA705214518
5thA706182609
6thB8046172817
7thB7010121615
8thB792121305
9thM8122325
10thA8039904
11thB808491204
12thA80181002
13thB70158904
14thB70696603
15thM961002
16thB90805803
17thA7043703
18thB7083400
19thA702400
20thA706621301

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1987

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1987: 59.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1987

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1987: 84.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1987, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years