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West Lothian road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2019, and 305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2018 (284), and casualties fell from 395.

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

Collisions in 2019
212
Down 25% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
305
Down 23% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2019

2.8% of collisions in West Lothian in 2019 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious5225%
  • Slight15473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious5819%
  • Slight24079%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2019 is highlighted, with 212, down 25% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 212
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday38 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday20 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.5%)
  • February15 (7.1%)
  • March22 (10%)
  • April20 (9.4%)
  • May19 (9%)
  • June12 (5.7%)
  • July18 (8.5%)
  • August20 (9.4%)
  • September17 (8%)
  • October13 (6.1%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December14 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (54%)
  • Wet or damp86 (41%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph94 (44%)
  • 40 mph22 (10%)
  • 50 mph32 (15%)
  • 60 mph32 (15%)
  • 70 mph27 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (16%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (65%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2026 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2530 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3561 (20%)
  • 36 to 4550 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (17%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.6%)
  • Over 7512 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (62%)
  • Passenger85 (28%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car279 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 2019.

Collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2019

Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2019, with 10 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2019

The M8 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2019: 22, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM8224304
2ndA89161724
3rdA71141802
4thA899121411
5thB7015111904
6thB792101614
7thA80171101
8thB80847802
9thA705802
10thA70651010
11thM95702
12thA7054601
13thA90441001
14thB80204602
15thB80464603
16thB90804401
17thA7793300
18thB70083300
19thA70662201
20thB70022300

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2019

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2019: 42.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2019

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2019: 62.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years