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EH48 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,036 road traffic collisions in the EH48 postcode district, West Lothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,267 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 453 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 40 collisions, up 29% on 2024 (31).

Collisions since 1979
3,036
1,307th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,267
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
56 people killed
Serious collisions
453
557 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
40
Up 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
57
Up 36% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EH48

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal531.7%
  • Serious45315%
  • Slight2,53083%

What the data shows

  • EH48 had 486 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 926 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in EH48 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 555 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH48, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in EH48.

Where EH48 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,307th
Most casualties
1,222nd
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
1,623rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday436 (14%)
  • Tuesday382 (13%)
  • Wednesday445 (15%)
  • Thursday454 (15%)
  • Friday543 (18%)
  • Saturday443 (15%)
  • Sunday333 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,150 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit537 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting282 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit54 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,540 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway236 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout219 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph61 (2%)
  • 30 mph1,570 (52%)
  • 40 mph125 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph155 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph953 (31%)
  • 70 mph172 (5.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,226 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds470 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds75 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds70 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds47 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist26 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other67 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded50 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,838 (67%)
  • Pedestrian647 (15%)
  • Van occupant205 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist169 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant135 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH48 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH48, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH48 peaked at 126 in 2006; 2025 had 40.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 40
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254057
20243142
20233550
20224771
20214880
20203754
20195070
20186498
20176795
20166786
201594125
20146588
201385111
201283117
201182114
201087113
2009109161
200896127
200799148
2006126179
2005102140
200496126
2003104136
2002107134
2001100141
200094132
199977112
1998125168
1997116165
199696133
1995116177
199496144
199382105
1992112154
199199141
199067
198948
198858
1987710
19861628
1985813
1984910
198358
19821222
19811222
1980924
1979913

Map of recent crashes in EH48

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH48

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH48

The 24 most recent collisions in EH48 happened between 1 July and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH48

The A89 has the most collisions in EH48, 609 of 3,036 (20%), followed by the A801 (250).

Collisions in EH48 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8960984911102
2ndA801250380641
3rdB8084160227431
4thM8149262415
5thA706148251423
6thA7066142215332
7thB792127188319
8thB70026387110
9thA800324614
10thA779314302
11thB708253704
12thB718254324
13thB8028182103
14thB70667901
15thA845802
16thB70153300

Council areas covering EH48

Collisions in EH48 were recorded in 2 council areas. West Lothian has 3,023 of 3,036 (99.6%).

Collisions in EH48 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Lothian3,0234,24353449
2ndNorth Lanarkshire81501

Towns in EH48

Collisions in EH48 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Bathgate (1,105) and Armadale (394).