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West Lothian road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 551 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1998, and 812 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997 (552), and casualties rose from 788.

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

Collisions in 1998
551
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
812
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
15
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
14% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1998

2.7% of collisions in West Lothian in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious7814%
  • Slight45883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.8%
  • Serious10112%
  • Slight68885%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 551, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (12%)
  • Wednesday96 (17%)
  • Thursday60 (11%)
  • Friday129 (23%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8%)
  • February41 (7.4%)
  • March47 (8.5%)
  • April54 (9.8%)
  • May54 (9.8%)
  • June46 (8.3%)
  • July38 (6.9%)
  • August51 (9.3%)
  • September43 (7.8%)
  • October47 (8.5%)
  • November45 (8.2%)
  • December41 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight399 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds418 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (56%)
  • Wet or damp222 (40%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph308 (56%)
  • 40 mph22 (4%)
  • 60 mph161 (29%)
  • 70 mph59 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (11%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant567 (70%)
  • Pedestrian108 (13%)
  • Van occupant40 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist30 (3.7%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1049 (6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20130 (16%)
  • 21 to 25104 (13%)
  • 26 to 35177 (22%)
  • 36 to 45104 (13%)
  • 46 to 5588 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider417 (51%)
  • Passenger287 (35%)
  • Pedestrian108 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car749 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3%)
  • Motorcycle17 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 153rd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1998

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1998: 52, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA89527514
2ndA899354715
3rdM8346115
4thA706334106
5thA71325829
6thA705294403
7thB7015182011
8thA801142504
9thM9121411
10thB792111202
11thA803101102
12thB706991000
13thB808481110
14thB908081202
15thA90471712
16thB700271000
17thB804671102
18thB70106903
19thA704801
20thA70441003

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1998

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1998: 83.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1998

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1998: 136.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years