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West Lothian road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2021, and 252 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2020 (137), and casualties rose from 200.

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

Collisions in 2021
169
Up 23% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
252
Up 26% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
34% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2021

3% of collisions in West Lothian in 2021 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious5734%
  • Slight10763%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious6225%
  • Slight18573%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2021 is highlighted, with 169, up 23% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 169
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (11%)
  • Wednesday30 (18%)
  • Thursday29 (17%)
  • Friday21 (12%)
  • Saturday22 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (1.8%)
  • February9 (5.3%)
  • March8 (4.7%)
  • April6 (3.6%)
  • May19 (11%)
  • June17 (10%)
  • July12 (7.1%)
  • August27 (16%)
  • September15 (8.9%)
  • October13 (7.7%)
  • November19 (11%)
  • December21 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (66%)
  • Wet or damp51 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph47 (28%)
  • 30 mph41 (24%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph17 (10%)
  • 60 mph33 (20%)
  • 70 mph20 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (18%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (72%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2026 (10%)
  • 21 to 2529 (12%)
  • 26 to 3547 (19%)
  • 36 to 4533 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (12%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.8%)
  • Over 757 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (58%)
  • Passenger77 (31%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car239 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle11 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2021.

Collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2021

Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1LL area and Whitburn and Blackburn, West Lothian, EH47 0RE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2021, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2021

The M8 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2021: 21, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM8215049
2ndA899141902
3rdA80191204
4thA7068901
5thA7181112
6thA898902
7thA7795603
8thB70155501
9thA7054601
10thB70024600
11thA9043501
12thB80463502
13thA7042301
14thA70662201
15thA8032201
16thB80842500
17thM92201
18thA701101
19thA8001501
20thB70081201

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2021

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2021: 24.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2021

EH48 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2021: 48.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2021, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years