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West Lothian road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 1999, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1998 (551), and casualties fell from 812.

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

Collisions in 1999
448
Down 19% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
646
Down 20% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
11% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 1999

1.8% of collisions in West Lothian in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight39187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious629.6%
  • Slight57689%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 448, down 19% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (19%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (11%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.9%)
  • February39 (8.7%)
  • March42 (9.4%)
  • April30 (6.7%)
  • May36 (8%)
  • June35 (7.8%)
  • July26 (5.8%)
  • August43 (9.6%)
  • September36 (8%)
  • October52 (12%)
  • November42 (9.4%)
  • December36 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (61%)
  • Fine with high winds75 (17%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (54%)
  • Wet or damp173 (39%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph229 (51%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph135 (30%)
  • 70 mph36 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant436 (67%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant35 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (5.6%)
  • 6 to 1039 (6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2098 (15%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 35148 (23%)
  • 36 to 4599 (15%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.9%)
  • Over 756 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (56%)
  • Passenger214 (33%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car594 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle30 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 1999

Map of the last 16 crashes of 1999 in West Lothian

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

  • 16 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How West Lothian ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1999.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 1999

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 1999: 35, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA89355117
2ndA706284603
3rdA71244432
4thB7015223101
5thM8213801
6thA899202312
7thA801122010
8thA70591200
9thB79271202
10thM97801
11thA70666701
12thB804661000
13thA9045900
14thA704403
15thA7044802
16thA8034500
17thB70664802
18thA8003301
19thB70102200
20thB80202501

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 1999

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 1999: 59.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 1999

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 1999: 83.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 1999, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years