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West Lothian road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2011, and 496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2010 (384), and casualties fell from 505.

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

Collisions in 2011
382
Down 1% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
496
Down 2% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2011

0.5% of collisions in West Lothian in 2011 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight32284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6313%
  • Slight43187%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2011 is highlighted, with 382, down 1% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (17%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.3%)
  • February34 (8.9%)
  • March37 (9.7%)
  • April28 (7.3%)
  • May38 (9.9%)
  • June30 (7.9%)
  • July22 (5.8%)
  • August31 (8.1%)
  • September28 (7.3%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December28 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other18 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (55%)
  • Wet or damp150 (39%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.9%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph191 (50%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph49 (13%)
  • 60 mph73 (19%)
  • 70 mph37 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (68%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)
  • Van occupant32 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5%)
  • 16 to 2056 (11%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3581 (16%)
  • 36 to 45100 (20%)
  • 46 to 5573 (15%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.8%)
  • Over 7511 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (64%)
  • Passenger116 (23%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car536 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle32 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 148th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2011

Whitburn and Blackburn, West Lothian, EH47 0RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2011, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2011

The M8 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2011: 32, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM8324903
2ndA89263302
3rdB7015213012
4thA71192306
5thA899162205
6thB792111801
7thA801101700
8thM9101001
9thA70591002
10thA70681601
11thB80468911
12thA707800
13thA9045902
14thB70695501
15thB90805700
16thA70664600
17thB80844501
18thB70023301
19thA8002200
20thA8032200

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2011

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2011: 64.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2011

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2011: 108.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years