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B708 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 69 collisions on the B708 from 1979 to 2024, with 92 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 15 were serious.

No collisions were recorded on the B708 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
69
4,372nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
92
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
15
16 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the B708

None of the 69 collisions on the B708 were fatal, and 22% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1522%
  • Slight5478%

Where the B708 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,372nd
Most casualties
4,371st
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,304th

B708 accidents by year

Collisions on the B708 peaked at 5 in 1988; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B708, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202300
202200
202112
202000
201900
201811
201722
201600
201533
201411
201312
201223
201100
201000
200912
200800
200700
200611
200500
200444
200311
200200
200100
200000
199900
199833
199724
199626
199534
199400
199322
199223
199123
199048
198900
198856
198745
198655
198535
198434
198356
198211
198100
198011
197933

When crashes happen on the B708

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B708 (13), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (15).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (8.7%)
  • Tuesday6 (8.7%)
  • Wednesday13 (19%)
  • Thursday11 (16%)
  • Friday13 (19%)
  • Saturday12 (17%)
  • Sunday8 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am5 (7.2%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am8 (12%)
  • 9am to noon8 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm13 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm15 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm12 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight7 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (5.8%)
  • February6 (8.7%)
  • March8 (12%)
  • April2 (2.9%)
  • May11 (16%)
  • June5 (7.2%)
  • July7 (10%)
  • August4 (5.8%)
  • September2 (2.9%)
  • October4 (5.8%)
  • November6 (8.7%)
  • December10 (14%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight48 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B708 crashes

On the B708, 81% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph56 (81%)
  • 40 mph3 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds55 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (14%)
  • Other3 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry42 (61%)
  • Wet or damp23 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (4.3%)
  • Mud1 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway67 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B708 crashes

Car occupants make up 57% of the people killed or injured on the B708, followed by pedestrians (21%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant52 (57%)
  • Pedestrian19 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist2 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car77 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle8 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (12%)
  • 11 to 1510 (11%)
  • 16 to 2018 (20%)
  • 21 to 2511 (12%)
  • 26 to 3515 (16%)
  • 36 to 456 (6.5%)
  • 46 to 556 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 653 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 757 (7.6%)
  • Over 752 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider41 (45%)
  • Passenger32 (35%)
  • Pedestrian19 (21%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B708

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B708

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B708 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B708 were recorded in 2 council areas. West Lothian has the most, with 58, followed by North Ayrshire (6).

Collisions on the B708 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Lothian5879014
2ndNorth Ayrshire6700

B708 crashes by town

Collisions on the B708 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Armadale (15) and Bathgate (8).

Recent crashes on the B708

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B708, from 9 November 1996 to 14 May 2024.

Severity