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Whitburn and Blackburn, West Lothian, EH48 2HU area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
181
4,704th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
280
1.55 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Collisions in 2025
5
2 in 2024

Crash severity at the EH48 2HU hotspot

27 of the 181 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal63.3%
  • Serious2112%
  • Slight15485%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
6
Seriously injured
26
Slightly injured
248
All casualties
280

Accidents by year at the EH48 2HU hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2001, against an average of 7.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the EH48 2HU hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202558
202423
202344
202248
202177
202023
2019810
2018610
2017912
2016813
201599
201457
20131016
201277
2011812
2010812
2009911
2008936
2007712
20061011
2005812
20041014
2003611
2002915
20011117

Map of crashes at the EH48 2HU hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EH48 2HU.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Whitburn and Blackburn, West Lothian, EH48 2HU area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the EH48 2HU 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
EH48 2HU
Postcode district
EH48
Centre (latitude, longitude)
55.87723, -3.65825
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
19 November 2025
Rank by collisions
4,704th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the EH48 2HU hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A801, with 71 of 181, followed by the M8 with 49.

Collisions at the EH48 2HU hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8017111828
2ndM8496926
3rdA7066263613
4thA706204114
5thB70025500
6thA7051100

Towns near the EH48 2HU hotspot

3 of the 181 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bathgate.

All 181 crashes at the EH48 2HU hotspot

Newest first, from 15 January 2001 to 19 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year