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West Lothian road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1993, and 590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1992 (495), and casualties fell from 668.

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

Collisions in 1993
426
Down 14% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
590
Down 12% on 1992
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1993

2.3% of collisions in West Lothian in 1993 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious7417%
  • Slight34280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious8715%
  • Slight49384%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1993 is highlighted, with 426, down 14% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (19%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (9.4%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.9%)
  • February28 (6.6%)
  • March31 (7.3%)
  • April28 (6.6%)
  • May39 (9.2%)
  • June30 (7%)
  • July35 (8.2%)
  • August33 (7.7%)
  • September46 (11%)
  • October25 (5.9%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December49 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (56%)
  • Wet or damp142 (33%)
  • Frost or ice42 (9.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (53%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph147 (35%)
  • 70 mph40 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (62%)
  • Pedestrian107 (18%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.9%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2097 (16%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 35138 (23%)
  • 36 to 4576 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (47%)
  • Passenger203 (34%)
  • Pedestrian107 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car517 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle25 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in West Lothian

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lothian ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 1993.

Collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
119th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
208th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1993

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1993: 45, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA894560110
2ndA71344417
3rdA899273503
4thA706182303
5thM8183224
6thA705172104
7thB7015141801
8thB792132400
9thA80191301
10thA80391012
11thB804691611
12thA90471402
13thM97901
14thA705701
15thB70665703
16thB80845600
17thB90805710
18thB70103300
19thB80203400
20thA7042200

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1993

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1993: 63.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1993

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1993: 116.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1993, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years