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West Lothian road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2014, and 414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2013 (370), and casualties fell from 502.

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

Collisions in 2014
313
Down 15% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
414
Down 18% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2014

1.6% of collisions in West Lothian in 2014 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious268.3%
  • Slight28290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious338%
  • Slight37691%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2014 is highlighted, with 313, down 15% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday55 (18%)
  • Friday42 (13%)
  • Saturday35 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.6%)
  • February26 (8.3%)
  • March20 (6.4%)
  • April32 (10%)
  • May19 (6.1%)
  • June18 (5.8%)
  • July25 (8%)
  • August29 (9.3%)
  • September29 (9.3%)
  • October19 (6.1%)
  • November30 (9.6%)
  • December36 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (52%)
  • Wet or damp138 (44%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph162 (52%)
  • 40 mph22 (7%)
  • 50 mph36 (12%)
  • 60 mph52 (17%)
  • 70 mph34 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (14%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (73%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2056 (14%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3581 (20%)
  • 36 to 4559 (14%)
  • 46 to 5561 (15%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.5%)
  • Over 759 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (63%)
  • Passenger104 (25%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car447 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle19 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 2014.

Collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2014

Livingston South, West Lothian, EH54 6GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2014, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2014

The M8 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2014: 24, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM8243610
2ndA899193000
3rdA89172303
4thB7015162101
5thA71152413
6thA705121501
7thB808491403
8thM991501
9thA70681403
10thA70667800
11thB7926801
12thB70085500
13thA7044400
14thA8014400
15thA8033400
16thA9043301
17thB80463300
18thA7792200
19thB70662300
20thB70692200

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2014

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2014: 60.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2014

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2014: 92.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years