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Bathgate road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,117 road traffic collisions in Bathgate, West Lothian, from 1983 to 2025, and 1,410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 132 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, up from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1983
1,117
702nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,410
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
132
147 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bathgate

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious13212%
  • Slight97587%

What the data shows

  • Bathgate had 157 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 53% fewer than the 337 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Bathgate were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 232 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bathgate, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Bathgate.

Where Bathgate ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
702nd
Most casualties
696th
Most fatal collisions
849th
Most serious collisions
950th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (14%)
  • Tuesday133 (12%)
  • Wednesday176 (16%)
  • Thursday162 (15%)
  • Friday214 (19%)
  • Saturday150 (13%)
  • Sunday122 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight804 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit263 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,032 (92%)
  • Roundabout43 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph41 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph925 (83%)
  • 40 mph42 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph80 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds841 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds174 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant754 (53%)
  • Pedestrian379 (27%)
  • Cyclist71 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant61 (4.3%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bathgate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bathgate, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in Bathgate peaked at 53 in 1997; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251314
20241012
2023811
20221923
20211114
202056
20191619
20182335
20172433
20162835
20153445
20142929
20133036
20123350
20112630
20103438
20093955
20083947
20073343
20064055
20053640
20043651
20034451
20024453
20013950
20004046
19993342
19984656
19975361
19963238
19954969
19944664
19932831
19925167
19914560
199000
198900
198800
198700
198600
198500
198400
198311

Map of recent crashes in Bathgate

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bathgate

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bathgate

The 24 most recent collisions in Bathgate happened between 23 October 2023 and 22 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bathgate

The A89 has the most collisions in Bathgate, 205 of 1,117 (18%), followed by the B792 (83).

Collisions in Bathgate on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA89205261228
2ndB79283117110
3rdB7002446107
4thA7066374708
5thA800111200
6thM8101900
7thB70881402

Council area for Bathgate

Bathgate is in West Lothian, where police recorded 19,081 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bathgate accounts for 5.8% of them.

Postcode districts in Bathgate

Collisions in Bathgate were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by EH48 (1,105) and EH47 (7).