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West Lothian road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2018, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2017 (307), and casualties fell from 442.

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

Collisions in 2018
284
Down 7% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
395
Down 11% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2018

1.4% of collisions in West Lothian in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious5218%
  • Slight22880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight33785%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2018 is highlighted, with 284, down 7% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (18%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.9%)
  • February23 (8.1%)
  • March29 (10%)
  • April18 (6.3%)
  • May17 (6%)
  • June24 (8.5%)
  • July25 (8.8%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September24 (8.5%)
  • October19 (6.7%)
  • November27 (9.5%)
  • December21 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (54%)
  • Wet or damp109 (38%)
  • Snow13 (4.6%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph130 (46%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph35 (12%)
  • 60 mph46 (16%)
  • 70 mph37 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (15%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (65%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)
  • Van occupant32 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2038 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3596 (24%)
  • 36 to 4562 (16%)
  • 46 to 5557 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.1%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (64%)
  • Passenger97 (25%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car403 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle18 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had the 160th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2018

Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2018, with 13 collisions.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2018

The M8 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2018: 26, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM8264514
2ndA89192517
3rdA899172204
4thA71162807
5thB701591000
6thB79291201
7thM991012
8thA70681401
9thB80468903
10thA70571000
11thA8016710
12thA9043301
13thB70663802
14thB80843301
15thA702200
16thA70662300
17thA8032401
18thB70312201
19thB90802201
20thA7041100

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2018

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2018: 48.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2018

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2018: 72.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2018.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years