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West Lothian road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 460 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2008, and 659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2007 (425), and casualties rose from 599.

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

Collisions in 2008
460
Up 8% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
659
Up 10% on 2007
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
13% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2008

2% of collisions in West Lothian in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight39285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious6910%
  • Slight58188%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 460, up 8% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday79 (17%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7%)
  • February55 (12%)
  • March36 (7.8%)
  • April28 (6.1%)
  • May33 (7.2%)
  • June38 (8.3%)
  • July31 (6.7%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September33 (7.2%)
  • October39 (8.5%)
  • November45 (9.8%)
  • December43 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (5%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (47%)
  • Wet or damp210 (46%)
  • Frost or ice29 (6.3%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2%)
  • 30 mph229 (50%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph43 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph112 (24%)
  • 70 mph36 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (11%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant457 (69%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (7%)
  • Van occupant39 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1564 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 2094 (14%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (17%)
  • 36 to 45104 (16%)
  • 46 to 5584 (13%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider410 (62%)
  • Passenger187 (28%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car647 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle27 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 129th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2008

Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1LL area and Livingston South, West Lothian, EH54 6PT area were among the busiest accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2008, with 17 collisions each.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2008

The A71 and M8 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2008, with 31 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71315519
2ndM8313822
3rdA89293402
4thA706232702
5thB7015212504
6thA899161802
7thA705141803
8thB792102003
9thA80173702
10thB80467911
11thM961310
12thA705702
13thA70664402
14thB70694501
15thA7043700
16thA9043410
17thB70083610
18thB80843400
19thB90803602
20thA8032200

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2008

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2008: 86.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2008

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2008: 137.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years