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West Lothian road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 460 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1989, and 666 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1988 (461), and casualties rose from 631.

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

Collisions in 1989
460
Level with 1988
Casualties in 1989
666
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
35% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1989

2% of collisions in West Lothian in 1989 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious16135%
  • Slight29063%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious19329%
  • Slight46370%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 460, level with 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.8%)
  • February31 (6.7%)
  • March39 (8.5%)
  • April23 (5%)
  • May40 (8.7%)
  • June43 (9.3%)
  • July37 (8%)
  • August36 (7.8%)
  • September41 (8.9%)
  • October41 (8.9%)
  • November45 (9.8%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other20 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (55%)
  • Wet or damp182 (40%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph252 (55%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph158 (34%)
  • 70 mph35 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (59%)
  • Pedestrian121 (18%)
  • Van occupant47 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1047 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20133 (20%)
  • 21 to 25110 (17%)
  • 26 to 35120 (18%)
  • 36 to 4559 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (48%)
  • Passenger228 (34%)
  • Pedestrian121 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (10%)
  • Motorcycle33 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1989

Map of the last 12 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 1989.

Collisions
227th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1989

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1989: 55, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA895585020
2ndA8993665114
3rdA712441311
4thB7015213108
5thM8203126
6thA705192607
7thB8046192716
8thA706182807
9thB792162104
10thA803152116
11thB8084142706
12thA80191714
13thA90491304
14thB70696602
15thB908061003
16thA7051004
17thB70024500
18thB70104501
19thB80204502
20thA7043601

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1989

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1989: 65.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1989

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1989: 104.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1989, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years