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West Lothian road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 425 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2007, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2006 (479), and casualties fell from 711.

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

Collisions in 2007
425
Down 11% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
599
Down 16% on 2006
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
13% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2007

2.6% of collisions in West Lothian in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight35784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious7112%
  • Slight51786%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2007 is highlighted, with 425, down 11% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (11%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (12%)
  • Friday94 (22%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.7%)
  • February32 (7.5%)
  • March35 (8.2%)
  • April29 (6.8%)
  • May30 (7.1%)
  • June34 (8%)
  • July36 (8.5%)
  • August38 (8.9%)
  • September40 (9.4%)
  • October41 (9.6%)
  • November38 (8.9%)
  • December35 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (60%)
  • Wet or damp158 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph218 (51%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph37 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph106 (25%)
  • 70 mph38 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (12%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (66%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)
  • Van occupant54 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20125 (21%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 35108 (18%)
  • 36 to 4591 (15%)
  • 46 to 5571 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (57%)
  • Passenger182 (30%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2007

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2007 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.

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Lothian ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 165th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2007

Livingston South, West Lothian, EH54 6PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2007, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2007

The A706 and A71 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2007, with 22 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA706223504
2ndA71223012
3rdB7015213203
4thM8213531
5thA89192803
6thA705152102
7thA899141614
8thM9121602
9thB792112002
10thA7066101803
11thA80181601
12thB80284400
13thB90804501
14thA703501
15thA9043510
16thB70693300
17thB80843810
18thA8032200
19thB70022200
20thB70082201

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2007

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2007: 80.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2007

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2007: 114.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years