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Linlithgow road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in Linlithgow, West Lothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 77 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
444
1,241st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
539
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
77
79 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Linlithgow

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7717%
  • Slight36482%

What the data shows

  • Linlithgow had 44 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 91 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Linlithgow were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 95 children under 16 were killed or injured in Linlithgow, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Linlithgow.

Where Linlithgow ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,241st
Most casualties
1,269th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,342nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday86 (19%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (96%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph38 (8.6%)
  • 30 mph366 (82%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph32 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant247 (46%)
  • Pedestrian163 (30%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Linlithgow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Linlithgow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Linlithgow peaked at 26 in 1994; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202422
202346
202245
202122
202022
201911
20181012
2017815
201688
201555
2014913
2013910
20121113
201166
201099
200977
2008810
20071619
20061113
200577
200488
20031010
20021823
20011518
20001423
19991213
19981315
19972026
19962327
19952227
19942637
19931418
19922532
19911720
1990811
198978
198889
198755
198633
198522
198478
198346
198255
198166
198044
197966

Map of recent crashes in Linlithgow

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Linlithgow

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Linlithgow

The 24 most recent collisions in Linlithgow happened between 23 July 2018 and 19 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Linlithgow

The A803 has the most collisions in Linlithgow, 138 of 444 (31%), followed by the A706 (28).

Collisions in Linlithgow on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803138169226
2ndA706283203
3rdB9080151906

Council areas covering Linlithgow

Collisions in Linlithgow were recorded in 2 council areas. West Lothian has 437 of 444 (98%).

Collisions in Linlithgow by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Lothian437525373
2ndFalkirk61304

Postcode district for Linlithgow

All 444 collisions in Linlithgow were in the EH49 postcode district.