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West Lothian road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2004, and 659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (475), and casualties rose from 643.

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

Collisions in 2004
463
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
659
Up 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
13% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2004

1.3% of collisions in West Lothian in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5813%
  • Slight39986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious7011%
  • Slight58288%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 463, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (17%)
  • Sunday45 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.4%)
  • February35 (7.6%)
  • March32 (6.9%)
  • April35 (7.6%)
  • May32 (6.9%)
  • June43 (9.3%)
  • July32 (6.9%)
  • August36 (7.8%)
  • September40 (8.6%)
  • October53 (11%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December38 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (52%)
  • Wet or damp187 (40%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5.2%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph238 (51%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph42 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph108 (23%)
  • 70 mph34 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (11%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant475 (72%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)
  • Van occupant34 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20118 (18%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 35118 (18%)
  • 36 to 45102 (15%)
  • 46 to 5581 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.7%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (58%)
  • Passenger204 (31%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car655 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle29 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Lothian ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 165th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2004

Livingston South, West Lothian, EH54 6PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2004, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2004

The B7015 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2004: 37, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB7015376715
2ndA712945110
3rdM8244203
4thA706203115
5thA899182401
6thA89172102
7thA705131600
8thA801131411
9thB8046111600
10thM991400
11thB70697800
12thA706901
13thA706661202
14thB79261201
15thA7045800
16thA9044402
17thB90804600
18thA7793400
19thB7083300
20thA8032200

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2004

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2004: 76.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2004

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2004: 136.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years