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EH52 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,727 road traffic collisions in the EH52 postcode district, West Lothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,890 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 65 were fatal and 648 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 28 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,727
1,419th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,890
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
65
72 people killed
Serious collisions
648
783 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH52

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal652.4%
  • Serious64824%
  • Slight2,01474%

What the data shows

  • EH52 had 310 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 522 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in EH52 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 498 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH52, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in EH52.

Where EH52 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,419th
Most casualties
1,358th
Most fatal collisions
797th
Most serious collisions
1,073rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday398 (15%)
  • Tuesday399 (15%)
  • Wednesday405 (15%)
  • Thursday421 (15%)
  • Friday496 (18%)
  • Saturday350 (13%)
  • Sunday258 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,899 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit466 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting323 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,263 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway352 (13%)
  • Roundabout83 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph44 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph1,195 (44%)
  • 40 mph77 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph255 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph808 (30%)
  • 70 mph347 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,987 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds388 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds67 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds67 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds49 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other109 (4%)
  • Not recorded32 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,368 (61%)
  • Pedestrian579 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist317 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant215 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant171 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist145 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)49 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH52 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH52, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH52 peaked at 88 in 2001; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252852
20241214
20232027
20221931
20212943
20201421
20193760
20185682
20173756
20165894
20155882
20143753
20135066
20126291
20114761
20104963
20094766
20085878
20075772
20065782
20057594
20045770
20036181
20024964
200188123
20005590
19995581
199877113
199787118
19967597
199561138
199468113
19936484
199287115
199177115
199085117
198965114
19885269
19876273
19867798
198583123
19846488
19836482
198284137
198182102
198073104
19796893

Map of recent crashes in EH52

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH52

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH52

The 24 most recent collisions in EH52 happened between 4 February and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH52

The A899 has the most collisions in EH52, 618 of 2,727 (23%), followed by the A89 (564).

Collisions in EH52 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8996187849162
2ndA8956482123147
3rdM82444121045
4thB8046150236127
5thB908096139538
6thM990149717
7thA90483195320
8thB80207899026
9thA83603
10thB70693300

Council areas covering EH52

Collisions in EH52 were recorded in 2 council areas. West Lothian has 2,705 of 2,727 (99%).

Collisions in EH52 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Lothian2,7053,85265642
2ndCity of Edinburgh223806

Towns in EH52

Collisions in EH52 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Broxburn, West Lothian (844) and Uphall (288).