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Whitburn and Blackburn, West Lothian, EH47 0RE area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 268 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Whitburn and Blackburn ward, West Lothian, from 2001 to 2025, with 357 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, down from 5 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
268
3,021st busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
357
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Collisions in 2025
4
5 in 2024

Crash severity at the EH47 0RE hotspot

40 of the 268 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3613%
  • Slight22885%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
4
Seriously injured
39
Slightly injured
314
All casualties
357

Accidents by year at the EH47 0RE hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 23 in 2001, against an average of 11 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the EH47 0RE hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202459
202344
202279
2021812
202059
2019712
20181216
2017913
2016710
20151117
2014713
20131215
201224
20112123
201099
20091213
20081011
2007910
20061721
2005810
20041723
20032131
20022125
20012334

Map of crashes at the EH47 0RE hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH47 0RE.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Whitburn and Blackburn, West Lothian, EH47 0RE area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the EH47 0RE 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
Whitburn and Blackburn
Council area
West Lothian
Nearest postcode to the centre
EH47 0RE
Postcode district
EH47
Centre (latitude, longitude)
55.86731, -3.68357
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
17 November 2025
Rank by collisions
3,021st of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the EH47 0RE hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B7069, with 40 of 268, followed by the A706 with 39.

Collisions at the EH47 0RE hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB7069404814
2ndA7063951110
3rdM8294814
4thA705171902
5thB808471200
6thB70663810

Towns near the EH47 0RE hotspot

210 of the 268 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Whitburn, West Lothian.

Accident hotspots near EH47 0RE

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Whitburn and Blackburn, West Lothian, EH47 0FF area, 1.2 km away, with 95 collisions.

All 268 crashes at the EH47 0RE hotspot

Newest first, from 15 January 2001 to 17 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year