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West Lothian road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2005, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2004 (463), and casualties fell from 659.

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

Collisions in 2005
481
Up 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
654
Down 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
14% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2005

1.9% of collisions in West Lothian in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight40584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious8112%
  • Slight56486%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2005 is highlighted, with 481, up 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday82 (17%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.9%)
  • February26 (5.4%)
  • March39 (8.1%)
  • April34 (7.1%)
  • May37 (7.7%)
  • June43 (8.9%)
  • July40 (8.3%)
  • August49 (10%)
  • September33 (6.9%)
  • October42 (8.7%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December49 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (56%)
  • Wet or damp189 (39%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph251 (52%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph50 (10%)
  • 60 mph112 (23%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (69%)
  • Pedestrian87 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20135 (21%)
  • 21 to 2566 (10%)
  • 26 to 35116 (18%)
  • 36 to 45127 (19%)
  • 46 to 5558 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.9%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (57%)
  • Passenger195 (30%)
  • Pedestrian87 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car643 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 143rd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2005

Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2005, with 23 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2005

The A71 and B7015 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2005, with 24 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71243503
2ndB7015244101
3rdM8233401
4thA706223525
5thA899192400
6thB8046192311
7thA705162701
8thA89141813
9thA801101201
10thB9080101312
11thA706681412
12thB79281402
13thB808481903
14thM951000
15thA9044500
16thB70084401
17thB70694400
18thA8033901
19thB70663700
20thA702200

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2005

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2005: 86.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2005

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2005: 141.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2005, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years