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West Lothian road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 538 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2001, and 735 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2000 (458), and casualties rose from 660.

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

Collisions in 2001
538
Up 17% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
735
Up 11% on 2000
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
12% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2001

1.7% of collisions in West Lothian in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious6312%
  • Slight46687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious8612%
  • Slight63887%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 538, up 17% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (17%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (12%)
  • Thursday88 (16%)
  • Friday105 (20%)
  • Saturday63 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (11%)
  • February40 (7.4%)
  • March38 (7.1%)
  • April35 (6.5%)
  • May52 (9.7%)
  • June46 (8.6%)
  • July35 (6.5%)
  • August40 (7.4%)
  • September44 (8.2%)
  • October40 (7.4%)
  • November62 (12%)
  • December45 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight380 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (52%)
  • Wet or damp222 (41%)
  • Frost or ice31 (5.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph270 (50%)
  • 40 mph41 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph29 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph132 (25%)
  • 70 mph63 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway440 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant502 (68%)
  • Pedestrian89 (12%)
  • Van occupant47 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20107 (15%)
  • 21 to 2589 (12%)
  • 26 to 35169 (23%)
  • 36 to 4590 (12%)
  • 46 to 5586 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.2%)
  • Over 7520 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider454 (62%)
  • Passenger192 (26%)
  • Pedestrian89 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car729 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Lothian

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Lothian ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 147th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2001

Livingston North, West Lothian, EH54 8FL area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2001, with 26 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2001

The M8 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2001: 40, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM8405713
2ndA71304112
3rdA706263902
4thA89253514
5thA899253503
6thB7015172201
7thM9151803
8thA801121901
9thA7058801
10thB908081523
11thA706700
12thA9045901
13thB706651201
14thB79251102
15thB80465700
16thA70664400
17thB7183302
18thA7042201
19thB70312200
20thA71101

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2001

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2001: 89.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2001

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2001: 153.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2001, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years