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West Lothian road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1988, and 631 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1987 (421), and casualties rose from 569.

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

Collisions in 1988
461
Up 10% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
631
Up 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
35% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1988

2% of collisions in West Lothian in 1988 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious16235%
  • Slight29063%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious20332%
  • Slight41766%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 461, up 10% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (17%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (11%)
  • Friday91 (20%)
  • Saturday75 (16%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (11%)
  • February41 (8.9%)
  • March36 (7.8%)
  • April31 (6.7%)
  • May53 (11%)
  • June25 (5.4%)
  • July34 (7.4%)
  • August29 (6.3%)
  • September43 (9.3%)
  • October40 (8.7%)
  • November42 (9.1%)
  • December37 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other30 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (52%)
  • Wet or damp184 (40%)
  • Frost or ice34 (7.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph268 (58%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph153 (33%)
  • 70 mph29 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (54%)
  • Pedestrian127 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant42 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1040 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20123 (19%)
  • 21 to 2594 (15%)
  • 26 to 35107 (17%)
  • 36 to 4576 (12%)
  • 46 to 5556 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.1%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (47%)
  • Passenger209 (33%)
  • Pedestrian127 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7%)
  • Bus or coach36 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1988

Map of the last 17 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 1988.

Collisions
213th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1988

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1988: 57, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA895773018
2ndA713153114
3rdA8992836011
4thB7015222909
5thA7062136111
6thB792192807
7thM8183043
8thA705141404
9thB8046131905
10thB8084132206
11thA803121205
12thB701081202
13thB90808905
14thA80171523
15thA9047803
16thB70697801
17thA70666700
18thB7085601
19thB70024903
20thA703303

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1988

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1988: 67.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1988

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1988: 109.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1988, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years