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West Lothian road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in West Lothian in 2025, and 248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2024 (133), and casualties rose from 185.

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

Collisions in 2025
165
Up 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
248
Up 34% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
36% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lothian in 2025

2.4% of collisions in West Lothian in 2025 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.1% and 22% in West Lothian from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious5936%
  • Slight10262%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious8133%
  • Slight16366%

West Lothian road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lothian, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 552 in 1997. 2025 is highlighted, with 165, up 24% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 165
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday37 (22%)
  • Wednesday20 (12%)
  • Thursday20 (12%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (12%)
  • Sunday23 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.3%)
  • February12 (7.3%)
  • March10 (6.1%)
  • April14 (8.5%)
  • May19 (12%)
  • June11 (6.7%)
  • July14 (8.5%)
  • August10 (6.1%)
  • September17 (10%)
  • October15 (9.1%)
  • November11 (6.7%)
  • December20 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry96 (58%)
  • Wet or damp60 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3%)
  • Snow3 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (7.9%)
  • 30 mph64 (39%)
  • 40 mph14 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph30 (18%)
  • 60 mph33 (20%)
  • 70 mph11 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway134 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lothian in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (10%)
  • Pedestrian25 (10%)
  • Van occupant22 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2035 (14%)
  • 21 to 2526 (10%)
  • 26 to 3546 (19%)
  • 36 to 4538 (15%)
  • 46 to 5538 (15%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.8%)
  • Over 759 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (65%)
  • Passenger63 (25%)
  • Pedestrian25 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car212 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (13%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lothian in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lothian had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 2025.

Collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lothian in 2025

Livingston South, West Lothian, EH54 6GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lothian in 2025, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Lothian with the most crashes in 2025

The A89 had the most collisions in West Lothian in 2025: 16, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lothian, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA89162305
2ndM8122202
3rdA706111716
4thA89971104
5thA7161301
6thA8015712
7thB70155901
8thA704911
9thA70664603
10thB7924501
11thA7053300
12thA8033400
13thA9043402
14thB80463702
15thB80843402
16thB70662201
17thB80202202
18thB90802301
19thA7041201
20thA7791100

Towns in West Lothian: crashes in 2025

Livingston had the most collisions of any town in West Lothian in 2025: 24.

Postcode districts in West Lothian: crashes in 2025

EH54 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lothian in 2025: 45.

Latest crashes in West Lothian in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lothian in 2025, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

West Lothian road accidents in other years