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Winchburgh road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 103 road traffic collisions in Winchburgh, West Lothian, from 1979 to 2025, and 125 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
103
2,792nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
125
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
35
36 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Winchburgh

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious3534%
  • Slight6664%

What the data shows

  • Winchburgh had 7 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 67% fewer than the 21 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 36% of collisions in Winchburgh were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 29 children under 16 were killed or injured in Winchburgh, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Winchburgh.

Where Winchburgh ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,792nd
Most casualties
2,827th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,148th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (17%)
  • Tuesday16 (16%)
  • Wednesday14 (14%)
  • Thursday18 (17%)
  • Friday17 (17%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday7 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight74 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (100%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph66 (64%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph29 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds75 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other6 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant53 (42%)
  • Pedestrian32 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (14%)
  • Van occupant11 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist6 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Winchburgh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchburgh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Winchburgh peaked at 7 in 2005; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202311
202211
202100
202000
201922
201822
201700
201600
201522
201411
201311
201233
201134
201011
200911
2008510
200711
200634
2005710
200444
200322
200222
200145
200023
199911
199800
199733
199645
199558
199456
199300
199234
199122
199045
198922
198833
198755
198644
198525
198411
198311
198244
198100
198033
197922

Map of recent crashes in Winchburgh

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Winchburgh

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Winchburgh

The 24 most recent collisions in Winchburgh happened between 24 January 2008 and 4 February 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Winchburgh

The B9080 has the most collisions in Winchburgh, 47 of 103 (46%), followed by the B8020 (7).

Collisions in Winchburgh on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB90804758218
2ndB80207703

Council area for Winchburgh

Winchburgh is in West Lothian, where police recorded 19,081 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Winchburgh accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Winchburgh

All 103 collisions in Winchburgh were in the EH52 postcode district.