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EH27 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 762 road traffic collisions in the EH27 postcode district, West Lothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,143 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 198 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
762
2,294th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,143
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
30 people killed
Serious collisions
198
247 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH27

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal253.3%
  • Serious19826%
  • Slight53971%

What the data shows

  • EH27 had 91 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 166 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in EH27 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 85 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH27, 7.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 48% of collisions in EH27.

Where EH27 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,294th
Most casualties
2,268th
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
2,242nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (12%)
  • Tuesday118 (15%)
  • Wednesday133 (17%)
  • Thursday111 (15%)
  • Friday123 (16%)
  • Saturday104 (14%)
  • Sunday79 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight564 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting143 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway755 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph92 (12%)
  • 40 mph23 (3%)
  • 50 mph167 (22%)
  • 60 mph472 (62%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds554 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other25 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant807 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (11%)
  • Van occupant45 (3.9%)
  • Pedestrian38 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist34 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH27 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH27, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH27 peaked at 28 in 1997; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
2024711
2023611
202246
20211013
202077
20191214
20181114
20171729
20161420
20151523
20141320
20131623
20121720
20111721
20101923
20091527
20082339
20071628
20061516
20052128
20041825
20031924
20021726
20011822
20001521
19991013
19982141
19972847
19961724
19951825
19942542
19931929
19921624
19912152
19902032
19891417
19881124
19872437
19861927
19852126
19842031
19832026
19822644
19811625
19801516
19791625

Map of recent crashes in EH27

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH27

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH27

The 24 most recent collisions in EH27 happened between 4 December 2021 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH27

The A71 has the most collisions in EH27, 453 of 762 (59%), followed by the A70 (89).

Collisions in EH27 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7145371214124
2ndA7089137518
3rdB70315574320
4thB7030203513
5thB7015162002

Council areas covering EH27

Collisions in EH27 were recorded in 2 council areas. West Lothian has 443 of 762 (58%).

Collisions in EH27 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Lothian44364618118
2ndCity of Edinburgh318496780

Town in EH27

Of the 762 collisions in EH27, 3 (0.4%) were in East Calder.