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West Lothian road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 491 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2002, and 662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2001 (538), and casualties fell from 735.

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

Collisions in 2002
491
Down 9% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
662
Down 10% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
11% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2002

1% of collisions in West Lothian in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight43488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious629.4%
  • Slight59590%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2002 is highlighted, with 491, down 9% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (16%)
  • Tuesday60 (12%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (13%)
  • Friday101 (21%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.7%)
  • February40 (8.1%)
  • March38 (7.7%)
  • April39 (7.9%)
  • May42 (8.6%)
  • June50 (10%)
  • July40 (8.1%)
  • August43 (8.8%)
  • September30 (6.1%)
  • October42 (8.6%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December40 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (51%)
  • Wet or damp218 (44%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.4%)
  • Snow8 (1.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph273 (56%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph29 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph115 (23%)
  • 70 mph39 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant466 (70%)
  • Pedestrian77 (12%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.6%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2091 (14%)
  • 21 to 2562 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35138 (21%)
  • 36 to 45114 (17%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (58%)
  • Passenger199 (30%)
  • Pedestrian77 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car665 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle23 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Lothian ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 160th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2002

Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2002, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2002

The A71 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2002: 28, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71284413
2ndA899263603
3rdA706233504
4thM8213011
5thA89182503
6thB7015152302
7thA705131802
8thA801121800
9thB79291101
10thM981100
11thA9045600
12thA704810
13thA70664710
14thB90803501
15thA8032300
16thB70082200
17thB70662601
18thB80462300
19thB80842200
20thA7041100

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2002

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2002: 95.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2002

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2002: 151.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2002, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 27 December 2002.

West Lothian road accidents in other years