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West Lothian road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2010, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2009 (408), and casualties fell from 595.

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

Collisions in 2010
384
Down 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
505
Down 15% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2010

0.3% of collisions in West Lothian in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight32986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6012%
  • Slight44488%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 384, down 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (3.9%)
  • February35 (9.1%)
  • March32 (8.3%)
  • April30 (7.8%)
  • May34 (8.9%)
  • June31 (8.1%)
  • July22 (5.7%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September28 (7.3%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November37 (9.6%)
  • December35 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other22 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (56%)
  • Wet or damp108 (28%)
  • Frost or ice40 (10%)
  • Snow21 (5.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph198 (52%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph45 (12%)
  • 60 mph74 (19%)
  • 70 mph30 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (10%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (71%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.6%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2068 (13%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 35106 (21%)
  • 36 to 4587 (17%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (62%)
  • Passenger134 (27%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car533 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle18 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 146th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2010

Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2010, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2010

The M8 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2010: 24.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM8242600
2ndA89223203
3rdA71202705
4thB7015162401
5thA899131711
6thA706121903
7thA801111701
8thB792111500
9thA70101101
10thM96801
11thB90804601
12thA7043801
13thA7053301
14thA8033400
15thA9043802
16thA7792200
17thB70102300
18thB70692200
19thB80462400
20thA8001100

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2010

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2010: 85.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2010

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2010: 128.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years