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West Lothian road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2016, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2015 (404), and casualties fell from 576.

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

Collisions in 2016
330
Down 18% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
466
Down 19% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
12% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2016

1.2% of collisions in West Lothian in 2016 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious3912%
  • Slight28787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious429%
  • Slight41789%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2016 is highlighted, with 330, down 18% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday68 (21%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.4%)
  • February24 (7.3%)
  • March29 (8.8%)
  • April26 (7.9%)
  • May31 (9.4%)
  • June22 (6.7%)
  • July28 (8.5%)
  • August28 (8.5%)
  • September19 (5.8%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November23 (7%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (54%)
  • Wet or damp137 (42%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph158 (48%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph55 (17%)
  • 60 mph50 (15%)
  • 70 mph37 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (14%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (73%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)
  • Van occupant30 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2051 (11%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3590 (19%)
  • 36 to 4569 (15%)
  • 46 to 5579 (17%)
  • 56 to 6548 (10%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (63%)
  • Passenger123 (26%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle21 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 154th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2016

Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2016, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2016

The M8 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2016: 26, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM8264112
2ndA89243300
3rdA899243802
4thA71132404
5thA706101702
6thA801101501
7thM9102011
8thB701591103
9thA70581002
10thA7046800
11thB7925503
12thA70664600
13thB80464700
14thB80844400
15thA9043400
16thB70083400
17thB90803300
18thB70022400
19thB70102200
20thB70662300

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2016

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2016: 48.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2016

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2016: 87.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2016.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years