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Blackburn (West Lothian) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Blackburn, West Lothian, from 1991 to 2025, and 312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1991
255
1,709th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
312
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
39
40 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Blackburn

Collisions by severity, 1991 to 2025

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3915%
  • Slight21283%

What the data shows

  • Blackburn had 44 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 64 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Blackburn were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 85 children under 16 were killed or injured in Blackburn, 27% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Blackburn.

Where Blackburn ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,709th
Most casualties
1,765th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,999th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (18%)
  • Tuesday29 (11%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (3.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph230 (90%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant149 (48%)
  • Pedestrian100 (32%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.5%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Blackburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn, 1991 to 2025

Collisions in Blackburn peaked at 17 in 1992; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202388
202244
202112
202055
201900
201858
201778
20161113
2015810
2014710
201334
2012912
2011914
201067
200979
200838
2007914
200634
200579
200467
200366
20021617
20011111
2000811
199922
1998911
19971517
1996910
19951317
19941414
199356
19921722
199199

Map of recent crashes in Blackburn

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Blackburn

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Blackburn

The 24 most recent collisions in Blackburn happened between 27 February 2018 and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Blackburn

The B792 has the most collisions in Blackburn, 54 of 255 (21%), followed by the A705 (52).

Collisions in Blackburn on each road, 1991 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB792547439
2ndA705526107

Council area for Blackburn

Blackburn is in West Lothian, where police recorded 19,081 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Blackburn accounts for 1.3% of them.

Postcode district for Blackburn

All 255 collisions in Blackburn were in the EH47 postcode district.