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Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley, West Lothian, EH55 8DL area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 101 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley ward, West Lothian, from 2001 to 2025, with 138 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 15 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision here, up from none in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
101
7,888th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
138
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Crash severity at the EH55 8DL hotspot

17 of the 101 collisions here (17%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious1515%
  • Slight8483%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
20
Slightly injured
116
All casualties
138

Accidents by year at the EH55 8DL hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 9 in 2001, against an average of 4.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the EH55 8DL hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202313
202259
202133
202022
201911
201811
201734
201634
201568
201433
201345
201277
201168
201046
200989
2008610
200744
200645
200559
2004711
200333
200255
2001917

Map of crashes at the EH55 8DL hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH55 8DL.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley, West Lothian, EH55 8DL area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the EH55 8DL hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley
Council area
West Lothian
Nearest postcode to the centre
EH55 8DL
Postcode district
EH55
Centre (latitude, longitude)
55.85093, -3.57297
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
21 November 2025
Rank by collisions
7,888th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the EH55 8DL hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A71, with 34 of 101, followed by the B792 with 9.

Collisions at the EH55 8DL hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71345014
2ndB79292302
3rdB70083511
4thB70151200

Towns near the EH55 8DL hotspot

86 of the 101 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of West Calder.

Accident hotspots near EH55 8DL

6 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley, West Lothian, EH55 8TS area, 1.6 km away, with 79 collisions.

All 101 crashes at the EH55 8DL hotspot

Newest first, from 6 April 2001 to 21 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year