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West Lothian road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2006, and 711 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2005 (481), and casualties rose from 654.

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

Collisions in 2006
479
Level with 2005
Casualties in 2006
711
Up 9% on 2005
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2006

2.3% of collisions in West Lothian in 2006 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious7015%
  • Slight39883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious8412%
  • Slight61687%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 479, level with 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (16%)
  • Thursday85 (18%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.3%)
  • February50 (10%)
  • March36 (7.5%)
  • April39 (8.1%)
  • May44 (9.2%)
  • June34 (7.1%)
  • July40 (8.4%)
  • August34 (7.1%)
  • September42 (8.8%)
  • October47 (9.8%)
  • November47 (9.8%)
  • December36 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (55%)
  • Wet or damp203 (42%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph247 (52%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph43 (9%)
  • 60 mph118 (25%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant490 (69%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant38 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20115 (16%)
  • 21 to 2581 (11%)
  • 26 to 35104 (15%)
  • 36 to 45128 (18%)
  • 46 to 5586 (12%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.3%)
  • Over 7519 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider409 (58%)
  • Passenger225 (32%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car660 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle29 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 141st most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2006

Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1PG area and Livingston South, West Lothian, EH54 6PT area were among the busiest accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2006, with 21 collisions each.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2006

The A706 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2006: 29, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA706295815
2ndA71233105
3rdA705213112
4thA89212603
5thM8193212
6thB7015182903
7thA801121710
8thA899121502
9thM9122704
10thA7066101301
11thA90471400
12thB79271401
13thB80846800
14thB706651511
15thB804651001
16thB90805702
17thA703300
18thA7042810
19thA82402
20thA8002302

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2006

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2006: 71.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2006

EH48 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2006: 126.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years