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West Lothian road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 498 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1991, and 694 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (534), and casualties fell from 743.

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

Collisions in 1991
498
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
694
Down 7% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1991

2% of collisions in West Lothian in 1991 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious8818%
  • Slight40080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious10515%
  • Slight57583%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1991 is highlighted, with 498, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday85 (17%)
  • Friday85 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.6%)
  • February35 (7%)
  • March35 (7%)
  • April36 (7.2%)
  • May38 (7.6%)
  • June49 (9.8%)
  • July39 (7.8%)
  • August51 (10%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October32 (6.4%)
  • November51 (10%)
  • December43 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (15%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (56%)
  • Wet or damp184 (37%)
  • Frost or ice28 (5.6%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph297 (60%)
  • 40 mph10 (2%)
  • 60 mph163 (33%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway459 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant408 (59%)
  • Pedestrian136 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1047 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1556 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20130 (19%)
  • 21 to 25110 (16%)
  • 26 to 35130 (19%)
  • 36 to 4586 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.2%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (49%)
  • Passenger220 (32%)
  • Pedestrian136 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car596 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in West Lothian

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lothian ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 171st most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1991

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1991: 59, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA895979015
2ndA71266134
3rdA899263304
4thA706233904
5thA705212502
6thB792172503
7thB8046172702
8thB7015141503
9thB8084131801
10thA803121402
11thM8101602
12thB706691204
13thB908081512
14thB70696801
15thM951221
16thA704701
17thA70664801
18thB70104600
19thA8013300
20thA9043500

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1991

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1991: 85.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1991

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1991: 111.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1991, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years