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West Lothian road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1994, and 694 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1993 (426), and casualties rose from 590.

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

Collisions in 1994
469
Up 10% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
694
Up 18% on 1993
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1994

1.5% of collisions in West Lothian in 1994 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious10222%
  • Slight36077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious12618%
  • Slight56081%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1994 is highlighted, with 469, up 10% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7%)
  • February48 (10%)
  • March43 (9.2%)
  • April28 (6%)
  • May32 (6.8%)
  • June40 (8.5%)
  • July41 (8.7%)
  • August40 (8.5%)
  • September37 (7.9%)
  • October31 (6.6%)
  • November44 (9.4%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (57%)
  • Wet or damp172 (37%)
  • Frost or ice27 (5.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph279 (59%)
  • 40 mph14 (3%)
  • 60 mph145 (31%)
  • 70 mph31 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (60%)
  • Pedestrian114 (16%)
  • Van occupant51 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist28 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1049 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1565 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20122 (18%)
  • 21 to 25106 (15%)
  • 26 to 35130 (19%)
  • 36 to 4574 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (45%)
  • Passenger267 (38%)
  • Pedestrian114 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car580 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach35 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1994.

Collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1994

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1994: 46, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA894672110
2ndA705346508
3rdA899243206
4thA706234714
5thM8193514
6thA803182404
7thA71172403
8thB7015172014
9thB792111514
10thB8046111904
11thB808491002
12thB90808804
13thA8016901
14thB70026802
15thA9044600
16thM941110
17thB70693300
18thA8002300
19thB70082301
20thB70102200

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1994

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1994: 83.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1994

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1994: 126.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1994, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years