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West Lothian road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 534 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1990, and 743 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1989 (460), and casualties rose from 666.

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

Collisions in 1990
534
Up 16% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
743
Up 12% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1990

2.6% of collisions in West Lothian in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious9818%
  • Slight42279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious12317%
  • Slight60481%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1990 is highlighted, with 534, up 16% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (15%)
  • Tuesday88 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday75 (14%)
  • Saturday68 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.1%)
  • February40 (7.5%)
  • March39 (7.3%)
  • April41 (7.7%)
  • May45 (8.4%)
  • June39 (7.3%)
  • July43 (8.1%)
  • August58 (11%)
  • September42 (7.9%)
  • October34 (6.4%)
  • November67 (13%)
  • December43 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (5.2%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (59%)
  • Wet or damp191 (36%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph319 (60%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph161 (30%)
  • 70 mph39 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway472 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (56%)
  • Pedestrian167 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant44 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist30 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1055 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1561 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20146 (20%)
  • 21 to 25113 (15%)
  • 26 to 35130 (17%)
  • 36 to 4584 (11%)
  • 46 to 5570 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6528 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.2%)
  • Over 759 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (45%)
  • Passenger239 (32%)
  • Pedestrian167 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car636 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle49 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1990

Map of the last 13 crashes of 1990 in West Lothian

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

  • 13 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lothian ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1990.

Collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1990

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1990: 70, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA897089116
2ndA71314524
3rdA705303615
4thA899293306
5thM8234018
6thB7015214104
7thA706192804
8thA803183311
9thB8046183112
10thB8084162002
11thB792142512
12thA90481400
13thB701071001
14thM97923
15thA80161101
16thB90806810
17thB70024400
18thB70664910
19thA7043300
20thA70663300

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1990

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1990: 75.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1990

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1990: 122.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1990, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years