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EH47 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,999 road traffic collisions in the EH47 postcode district, West Lothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,888 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 352 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, down 19% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
1,999
1,753rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,888
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
40
42 people killed
Serious collisions
352
426 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
Down 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Down 36% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EH47

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal402%
  • Serious35218%
  • Slight1,60780%

What the data shows

  • EH47 had 293 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 500 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in EH47 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 507 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH47, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in EH47.

Where EH47 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,753rd
Most casualties
1,696th
Most fatal collisions
1,503rd
Most serious collisions
1,891st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday278 (14%)
  • Tuesday256 (13%)
  • Wednesday264 (13%)
  • Thursday305 (15%)
  • Friday362 (18%)
  • Saturday290 (15%)
  • Sunday244 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,419 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit327 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting213 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit38 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,711 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway233 (12%)
  • Roundabout33 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph1,126 (56%)
  • 40 mph106 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph28 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph473 (24%)
  • 70 mph228 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,446 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds313 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds58 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds49 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Other59 (3%)
  • Not recorded19 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,846 (64%)
  • Pedestrian497 (17%)
  • Van occupant166 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant137 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist103 (3.6%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH47 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH47, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH47 peaked at 105 in 1998; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252228
20242744
20232428
20222737
20212837
20202034
20191824
20183143
20174766
20164968
20153858
20144259
20134258
20124464
20116079
20104857
20094874
200861111
20075276
200665102
20055885
20046397
200376112
200275110
200174106
200078115
19995267
1998105158
19978297
199673107
199577112
199485118
19936687
199285119
19916992
1990923
198957
1988410
19871319
1986912
1985816
1984511
198367
1982415
198159
1980610
19791420

Map of recent crashes in EH47

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH47

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH47

The 24 most recent collisions in EH47 happened between 13 December 2024 and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH47

The A705 has the most collisions in EH47, 319 of 1,999 (16%), followed by the M8 (230).

Collisions in EH47 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA705319436459
2ndM8230369934
3rdA706184291341
4thB79294133416
5thB706991106115
6thA7184168428
7thB701584119219
8thB701078116313
9thB706651107113
10thA801388512
11thB715202403
12thA779132202
13thA744812

Council areas covering EH47

Collisions in EH47 were recorded in 3 council areas. West Lothian has 1,906 of 1,999 (95%).

Collisions in EH47 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Lothian1,9062,71936325
2ndNorth Lanarkshire88163425
3rdCity of Edinburgh3301

Towns in EH47

Collisions in EH47 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Whitburn, West Lothian (516) and Blackburn, West Lothian (255).