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West Lothian road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2012, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2011 (382), and casualties rose from 496.

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

Collisions in 2012
380
Down 1% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
518
Up 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
13% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2012

1.3% of collisions in West Lothian in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4913%
  • Slight32686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5811%
  • Slight45588%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 380, down 1% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday73 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.7%)
  • February37 (9.7%)
  • March36 (9.5%)
  • April26 (6.8%)
  • May39 (10%)
  • June35 (9.2%)
  • July22 (5.8%)
  • August29 (7.6%)
  • September36 (9.5%)
  • October31 (8.2%)
  • November35 (9.2%)
  • December21 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other17 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (57%)
  • Wet or damp142 (37%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph189 (50%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph45 (12%)
  • 60 mph68 (18%)
  • 70 mph39 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (14%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (70%)
  • Pedestrian54 (10%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2076 (15%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 3583 (16%)
  • 36 to 4586 (17%)
  • 46 to 5570 (14%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (64%)
  • Passenger130 (25%)
  • Pedestrian54 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 134th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2012

Livingston South, West Lothian, EH54 6PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2012, with 23 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2012

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2012: 30, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA89304303
2ndM8293810
3rdA899233404
4thA71202602
5thB7015131901
6thB792131901
7thA801121712
8thA70691002
9thB804681302
10thM981400
11thA70571612
12thA70667802
13thB908071003
14thA7046601
15thA7796900
16thA704402
17thA9044600
18thB80203500
19thB7082300
20thB80842200

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2012

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2012: 68.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2012

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2012: 105.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years