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West Lothian road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 552 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1997, and 788 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1996 (476), and casualties rose from 662.

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

Collisions in 1997
552
Up 16% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
788
Up 19% on 1996
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
14% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1997

2.2% of collisions in West Lothian in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious7914%
  • Slight46184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious9913%
  • Slight67686%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1997 is highlighted, with 552, up 16% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (11%)
  • Wednesday87 (16%)
  • Thursday100 (18%)
  • Friday97 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8%)
  • February43 (7.8%)
  • March45 (8.2%)
  • April33 (6%)
  • May45 (8.2%)
  • June53 (9.6%)
  • July47 (8.5%)
  • August39 (7.1%)
  • September45 (8.2%)
  • October51 (9.2%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December52 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (53%)
  • Wet or damp242 (44%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph301 (55%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph206 (37%)
  • 70 mph31 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (6%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant539 (68%)
  • Pedestrian110 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist23 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1044 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20127 (16%)
  • 21 to 25112 (14%)
  • 26 to 35169 (21%)
  • 36 to 45102 (13%)
  • 46 to 5572 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (51%)
  • Passenger277 (35%)
  • Pedestrian110 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car789 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle28 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 156th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1997

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1997: 59, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA89599336
2ndA706385708
3rdA899324706
4thB7015274812
5thA705242905
6thA71244206
7thB792182721
8thM8172301
9thB8046162211
10thA803101505
11thA70491000
12thA90471000
13thA7061010
14thA8016800
15thB90806702
16thM96700
17thB70105601
18thB70695602
19thA8004400
20thB80844410

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1997

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1997: 79.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1997

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1997: 128.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1997, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years