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West Lothian road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 137 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2020, and 200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 35% on 2019 (212), and casualties fell from 305.

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

Collisions in 2020
137
Down 35% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
200
Down 34% on 2019
Fatal collisions
5
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
36% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2020

3.6% of collisions in West Lothian in 2020 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.6%
  • Serious5036%
  • Slight8260%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63%
  • Serious6131%
  • Slight13367%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2020 is highlighted, with 137, down 35% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 137
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (19%)
  • Wednesday21 (15%)
  • Thursday20 (15%)
  • Friday19 (14%)
  • Saturday13 (9.5%)
  • Sunday16 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.6%)
  • February15 (11%)
  • March19 (14%)
  • April1 (0.7%)
  • May10 (7.3%)
  • June11 (8%)
  • July14 (10%)
  • August16 (12%)
  • September16 (12%)
  • October14 (10%)
  • November4 (2.9%)
  • December8 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (56%)
  • Wet or damp53 (39%)
  • Snow5 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (5.8%)
  • 30 mph44 (32%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph22 (16%)
  • 60 mph40 (29%)
  • 70 mph15 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (13%)
  • Roundabout12 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant123 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (12%)
  • Cyclist17 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 106 (3%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2027 (14%)
  • 21 to 2532 (16%)
  • 26 to 3539 (20%)
  • 36 to 4535 (18%)
  • 46 to 5516 (8%)
  • 56 to 6520 (10%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.5%)
  • Over 753 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (67%)
  • Passenger54 (27%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car164 (64%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (14%)
  • Motorcycle23 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Lothian ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 2020.

Collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2020

Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh, West Lothian, EH52 5DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2020, with 6 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2020

The A89 and M8 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2020, with 12 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA89121606
2ndM8122111
3rdA706112216
4thA89981200
5thB70157803
6thA716702
7thA8016802
8thB80845603
9thA704402
10thA7043303
11thA7053810
12thA70662511
13thB70082400
14thB7922210
15thM92400
16thA7791201
17thA8031101
18thB70021200
19thB70101100
20thB70661301

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2020

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2020: 15.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2020

EH48 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2020: 37.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2020, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years