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West Calder road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in West Calder, West Lothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 220 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
185
2,030th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
220
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
38
40 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for West Calder

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3821%
  • Slight14478%

What the data shows

  • West Calder had 18 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 59% fewer than the 44 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in West Calder were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 36 children under 16 were killed or injured in West Calder, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in West Calder.

Where West Calder ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,030th
Most casualties
2,153rd
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,042nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday22 (12%)
  • Thursday30 (16%)
  • Friday43 (23%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph166 (90%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant107 (49%)
  • Pedestrian65 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

West Calder road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Calder, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in West Calder peaked at 8 in 2001; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202313
202259
202133
202011
201900
201811
201734
201634
201568
201400
201345
201266
201168
201033
200966
2008610
200744
200633
200533
200467
200333
200255
2001812
200077
199922
199857
199744
199677
199533
199433
199368
199234
199123
199089
198944
198844
198788
198655
198567
198423
198333
198233
198157
198024
197966

Map of recent crashes in West Calder

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in West Calder

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in West Calder

The 24 most recent collisions in West Calder happened between 10 February 2015 and 21 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in West Calder

The A71 has the most collisions in West Calder, 106 of 185 (57%), followed by the B7008 (4).

Collisions in West Calder on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71106133225
2ndB70084612

Council area for West Calder

West Calder is in West Lothian, where police recorded 19,081 collisions from 1979 to 2025. West Calder accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for West Calder

All 185 collisions in West Calder were in the EH55 postcode district.