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Bathgate score: 29/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Bathgate safe? United Kingdom travel risk

Is Bathgate safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Bathgate scores 29/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Bathgate scores 29/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bathgate: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (30/100).

A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the United Kingdom travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Positioned at 55.9024° N, 3.6431° W in West Lothian, Bathgate features an altitude of 141 m. The settlement is located 540.5 km SSE from London.

Region
West Lothian
Coordinates
55.9024° N, 3.6431° W
Elevation
141 m
Time Zone
Europe/London
Population
22,920
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Edinburgh (28.9 km ENE).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 17.7 km ENE
Hospital Care Tippethill Hospital 4.0 km SW
Police Station Whitburn Police Station 4.9 km SW
Railway Terminal Bathgate 0.7 km SE

Proximate Regional Communities (United Kingdom)

Climate by Month

Hottest: August (18 °C avg high); Wettest: January (77 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 5° 6° 8° 11° 13° 17° 17° 18° 16° 12° 8° 6°
Low °C 1° 1° 3° 4° 7° 10° 12° 12° 10° 7° 4° 2°
Rain mm 77 51 64 57 55 64 75 63 65 74 70 72

Normals: Edinburgh (28.9 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United Kingdom travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United Kingdom entry requirements.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Grangemouth 10
13.0 km NNW
Edinburgh 67
28.9 km ENE
Bonnyrigg 15
33.8 km E
Glasgow 67
38.1 km W
Irvine 10
71.0 km WSW
Dundee 15
74.8 km NNE

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy