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East Dunbartonshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,228 road traffic collisions in East Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025, and 12,284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 164 were fatal and 2,176 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 40 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (43), and casualties rose from 49 to 60.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
9,228
25th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
12,284
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
164
1.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
40
Down 7% on 2024

Crash severity in East Dunbartonshire

1.8% of collisions in East Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1641.8%
  • Serious2,17624%
  • Slight6,88875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1721.4%
  • Serious2,51220%
  • Slight9,60078%

East Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 395 in 1980. In 2025 there were 40, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 40
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254060
20244349
20233550
20223144
20213649
20204657
201969100
20185867
201787114
201694134
201595120
2014103123
2013102122
2012113143
2011140178
2010140181
2009147185
2008139181
2007149188
2006186239
2005192254
2004192248
2003183246
2002219290
2001227310
2000245328
1999243333
1998252337
1997254354
1996241363
1995270370
1994258343
1993244296
1992261358
1991285370
1990298405
1989279349
1988253340
1987300392
1986319435
1985311410
1984315410
1983324427
1982331458
1981337472
1980395535
1979347467

When and where crashes happen in East Dunbartonshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,284 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,300 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,285 (14%)
  • Thursday1,333 (14%)
  • Friday1,509 (16%)
  • Saturday1,428 (15%)
  • Sunday1,089 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59365 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59121 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,137 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,639 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,294 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,728 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,008 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January731 (7.9%)
  • February703 (7.6%)
  • March765 (8.3%)
  • April712 (7.7%)
  • May817 (8.9%)
  • June823 (8.9%)
  • July740 (8%)
  • August813 (8.8%)
  • September790 (8.6%)
  • October785 (8.5%)
  • November806 (8.7%)
  • December743 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,500 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,960 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting657 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown63 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit48 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,402 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,854 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds368 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds203 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds91 (1%)
  • Fog or mist46 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds43 (0.5%)
  • Other186 (2%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry4,843 (52%)
  • Wet or damp3,932 (43%)
  • Frost or ice317 (3.4%)
  • Snow108 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep25 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph37 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph6,795 (74%)
  • 40 mph430 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph91 (1%)
  • 60 mph1,758 (19%)
  • 70 mph111 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,065 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway697 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout339 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road78 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded49 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in East Dunbartonshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant7,432 (61%)
  • Pedestrian2,255 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist973 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist759 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant314 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant207 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant136 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)97 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant55 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant49 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5408 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 10684 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 15955 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 202,263 (18%)
  • 21 to 251,509 (12%)
  • 26 to 352,004 (16%)
  • 36 to 451,505 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,178 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 65846 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 75540 (4.4%)
  • Over 75392 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider6,529 (53%)
  • Passenger3,500 (28%)
  • Pedestrian2,255 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car12,034 (77%)
  • Motorcycle963 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle775 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes558 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach414 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes384 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car263 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle143 (0.9%)
  • Minibus56 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (under 0.1%)
  • Other5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in East Dunbartonshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Dunbartonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Dunbartonshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Dunbartonshire had the 25th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
25th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 42nd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
324thStevenage9,94713,260901,636
325thMid Devon9,87913,5902222,183
326thEast Lothian9,66413,1862612,529
327thEast Dunbartonshire (this area)9,22812,2841642,176
328thRossendale9,14512,6461611,866
329thWest Devon9,08213,0842111,971
330thHarlow9,07411,3131151,841

Accident hotspots in East Dunbartonshire

Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar, East Dunbartonshire, G66 1JB area is the busiest accident hotspot in East Dunbartonshire, with 266 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Dunbartonshire with the most crashes

The A803 had the most collisions in East Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,169, including 20 fatal and 260 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8031,1691,62020260
2ndA817751,06813182
3rdA8096951,03617179
4thB75752767113106
5thB80483314791080
6thA8073114871376
7thA891311414798
8thB812290393664
9thB822257378565
10thB8050183243440
11thA810168235645
12thB819163215226
13thA739114152315
14thB804983115225
15thA8067692216
16thB802366109219
17thA806389518
18thB80305462011
19thA879475919
20thB820434918

Towns in East Dunbartonshire

Kirkintilloch had the most collisions of any town in East Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,022.

Postcode districts in East Dunbartonshire

G66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,236.

Latest crashes in East Dunbartonshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in East Dunbartonshire, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity