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West Lothian road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2009, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2008 (460), and casualties fell from 659.

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

Collisions in 2009
408
Down 11% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
595
Down 10% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2009

1% of collisions in West Lothian in 2009 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight34384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious6711%
  • Slight52288%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2009 is highlighted, with 408, down 11% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (17%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.3%)
  • February26 (6.4%)
  • March35 (8.6%)
  • April28 (6.9%)
  • May43 (11%)
  • June34 (8.3%)
  • July23 (5.6%)
  • August45 (11%)
  • September38 (9.3%)
  • October26 (6.4%)
  • November35 (8.6%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (4.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (50%)
  • Wet or damp159 (39%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5.4%)
  • Snow22 (5.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph193 (47%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph55 (13%)
  • 60 mph96 (24%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (74%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.9%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2096 (16%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 35101 (17%)
  • 36 to 45116 (19%)
  • 46 to 5573 (12%)
  • 56 to 6549 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (60%)
  • Passenger186 (31%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car550 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 140th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2009

Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2009, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2009

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2009: 21, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA89212711
2ndB7015203501
3rdM8192822
4thA71183206
5thA705172101
6thA899152202
7thB792131603
8thA706111902
9thA904111603
10thA801101502
11thA706691402
12thM991301
13thA7081102
14thB80464601
15thA7043400
16thB70103300
17thB80283401
18thB80843502
19thA7792401
20thA8032200

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2009

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2009: 62.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2009

EH48 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2009: 109.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years