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West Lothian road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2015, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 29% on 2014 (313), and casualties rose from 414.

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

Collisions in 2015
404
Up 29% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
576
Up 39% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
13% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2015

1.2% of collisions in West Lothian in 2015 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5213%
  • Slight34786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious549.4%
  • Slight51790%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2015 is highlighted, with 404, up 29% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday52 (13%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February25 (6.2%)
  • March32 (7.9%)
  • April30 (7.4%)
  • May28 (6.9%)
  • June39 (9.7%)
  • July31 (7.7%)
  • August30 (7.4%)
  • September35 (8.7%)
  • October37 (9.2%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December43 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (6.2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (50%)
  • Wet or damp182 (45%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph192 (48%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph51 (13%)
  • 60 mph58 (14%)
  • 70 mph67 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (19%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (73%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (5%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist23 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2089 (15%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 35105 (18%)
  • 36 to 4592 (16%)
  • 46 to 5590 (16%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (61%)
  • Passenger171 (30%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle27 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 113th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2015

Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2015, with 20 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2015

The M8 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2015: 48, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM8486729
2ndA89314504
3rdA899243102
4thB7015182401
5thA71172613
6thM9162103
7thA706122601
8thA80191002
9thA70581202
10thA706671000
11thB7927901
12thB80845602
13thB90805702
14thA9044500
15thB70024400
16thB70084400
17thA7043400
18thA8033510
19thB80203301
20thA702802

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2015

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2015: 73.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2015

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2015: 126.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years