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West Lothian road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2022, and 265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2021 (169), and casualties rose from 252.

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

Collisions in 2022
174
Up 3% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
265
Up 5% on 2021
Fatal collisions
7
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
29% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2022

4% of collisions in West Lothian in 2022 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74%
  • Serious5129%
  • Slight11667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious5722%
  • Slight20176%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2022 is highlighted, with 174, up 3% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 174
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (18%)
  • Thursday26 (15%)
  • Friday36 (21%)
  • Saturday20 (11%)
  • Sunday15 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.9%)
  • February16 (9.2%)
  • March16 (9.2%)
  • April16 (9.2%)
  • May14 (8%)
  • June8 (4.6%)
  • July6 (3.4%)
  • August12 (6.9%)
  • September21 (12%)
  • October18 (10%)
  • November15 (8.6%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (61%)
  • Wet or damp62 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (18%)
  • 30 mph66 (38%)
  • 40 mph7 (4%)
  • 50 mph20 (11%)
  • 60 mph24 (14%)
  • 70 mph26 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway135 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (17%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (67%)
  • Pedestrian38 (14%)
  • Van occupant21 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2021 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2532 (12%)
  • 26 to 3548 (18%)
  • 36 to 4553 (20%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.6%)
  • Over 7515 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (61%)
  • Passenger66 (25%)
  • Pedestrian38 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car255 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle9 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2022.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2022

Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2022, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2022

The M8 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2022: 20, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM8203903
2ndA71133016
3rdA89101304
4thB70028902
5thA80171504
6thB804671702
7thA70661001
8thA89961000
9thA8035713
10thB70155511
11thA70664500
12thM941102
13thA7053401
14thB80843300
15thA7042201
16thA9042301
17thB70082300
18thB70692300
19thB7922210
20thA701110

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2022

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2022: 30.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2022

EH48 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2022: 47.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2022, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2022.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years