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West Lothian road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 370 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2013, and 502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2012 (380), and casualties fell from 518.

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

Collisions in 2013
370
Down 3% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
502
Down 3% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
11% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2013

1.4% of collisions in West Lothian in 2013 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight32588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious479.4%
  • Slight45090%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2013 is highlighted, with 370, down 3% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday74 (20%)
  • Saturday38 (10%)
  • Sunday32 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (3.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.2%)
  • February31 (8.4%)
  • March32 (8.6%)
  • April26 (7%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June36 (9.7%)
  • July35 (9.5%)
  • August29 (7.8%)
  • September28 (7.6%)
  • October20 (5.4%)
  • November31 (8.4%)
  • December26 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (58%)
  • Wet or damp128 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.8%)
  • Snow11 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph195 (53%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph60 (16%)
  • 60 mph50 (14%)
  • 70 mph31 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (11%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (72%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (4%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4%)
  • 16 to 2055 (11%)
  • 21 to 2546 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 35101 (20%)
  • 36 to 4589 (18%)
  • 46 to 5586 (17%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (64%)
  • Passenger125 (25%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle21 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Lothian ranked among 351 areas in 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 132nd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2013

Livingston South, West Lothian, EH54 6PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2013, with 20 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2013

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2013: 29, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA89293903
2ndB7015243804
3rdM8243301
4thA899222602
5thA71172504
6thA706162612
7thA70668802
8thB79281000
9thA70571211
10thB808471000
11thA7046601
12thA80161211
13thA9046702
14thM95600
15thB90804410
16thA703500
17thB70693300
18thB70022401
19thB70082200
20thB80462400

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2013

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2013: 72.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2013

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2013: 117.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2013, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2013.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years