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West Lothian road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2000, and 660 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1999 (448), and casualties rose from 646.

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

Collisions in 2000
458
Up 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
660
Up 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2000

1.7% of collisions in West Lothian in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious7116%
  • Slight37983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious8112%
  • Slight56986%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2000 is highlighted, with 458, up 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.6%)
  • February43 (9.4%)
  • March38 (8.3%)
  • April36 (7.9%)
  • May40 (8.7%)
  • June36 (7.9%)
  • July31 (6.8%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September34 (7.4%)
  • October25 (5.5%)
  • November54 (12%)
  • December35 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (6.6%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (4.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (56%)
  • Wet or damp184 (40%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph238 (52%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph126 (28%)
  • 70 mph41 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (11%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant466 (71%)
  • Pedestrian84 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.6%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2083 (13%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 35160 (24%)
  • 36 to 45114 (17%)
  • 46 to 5570 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2%)
  • Over 758 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (58%)
  • Passenger194 (29%)
  • Pedestrian84 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car629 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle23 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2000

Map of the last 19 crashes of 2000 in West Lothian

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

  • 19 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lothian ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 2000.

Collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2000

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2000: 31, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA89314914
2ndA706274316
3rdM8253804
4thA71213205
5thA899202814
6thB7015203507
7thA705161811
8thA801163312
9thA90481814
10thM971502
11thB7926900
12thB80466700
13thA8035810
14thB90804501
15thA703501
16thA7043301
17thA7792301
18thB80282300
19thB80842200
20thA10871100

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2000

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2000: 73.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2000

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2000: 116.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2000, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years