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West Lothian road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2017, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2016 (330), and casualties fell from 466.

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

Collisions in 2017
307
Down 7% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
442
Down 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
14% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2017

1.3% of collisions in West Lothian in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4314%
  • Slight26085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight38888%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 307, down 7% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (11%)
  • February26 (8.5%)
  • March28 (9.1%)
  • April20 (6.5%)
  • May16 (5.2%)
  • June26 (8.5%)
  • July26 (8.5%)
  • August14 (4.6%)
  • September23 (7.5%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November36 (12%)
  • December27 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other17 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (51%)
  • Wet or damp129 (42%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph149 (49%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph47 (15%)
  • 60 mph54 (18%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (72%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2055 (12%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3593 (21%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5569 (16%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 759 (2%)
  • Over 7521 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (63%)
  • Passenger125 (28%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle18 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 153rd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2017

Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2017, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2017

The A89 and M8 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2017, with 19 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA89192311
2ndM8192801
3rdB7015182503
4thA706111505
5thB792101802
6thA7191300
7thA80181101
8thA8998902
9thB908071110
10thA7055501
11thA90451200
12thM95901
13thB70084700
14thB703141001
15thB70694501
16thB80844500
17thA703501
18thA8033801
19thA7042310
20thA70662300

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2017

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2017: 49.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2017

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2017: 70.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years