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East Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 1979, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 9,228 collisions in East Dunbartonshire.

Collisions in 1979
347
Casualties in 1979
467
Fatal collisions
10
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
33% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dunbartonshire in 1979

2.9% of collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 1979 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.8% and 24% in East Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious11333%
  • Slight22465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious14030%
  • Slight31467%

East Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 395 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 347.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (11%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (19%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.8%)
  • February28 (8.1%)
  • March34 (9.8%)
  • April22 (6.3%)
  • May20 (5.8%)
  • June31 (8.9%)
  • July25 (7.2%)
  • August33 (9.5%)
  • September40 (12%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November25 (7.2%)
  • December26 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (4.6%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (4.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other19 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (50%)
  • Wet or damp142 (41%)
  • Frost or ice21 (6.1%)
  • Snow11 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph245 (71%)
  • 40 mph14 (4%)
  • 50 mph23 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph32 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph32 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (57%)
  • Pedestrian86 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (13%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20105 (22%)
  • 21 to 2564 (14%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (49%)
  • Passenger150 (32%)
  • Pedestrian86 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car413 (72%)
  • Motorcycle65 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dunbartonshire in 1979

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1979 in East Dunbartonshire

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  • 2 crashes
  • Serious

How East Dunbartonshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 1979.

Collisions
289th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A80 had the most collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 1979: 39, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dunbartonshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803957311
2ndA8033546112
3rdA813549112
4thA8092441111
5thB757171805
6thA891101211
7thA80791904
8thB804891421
9thA8108910
10thA7525500
11thA8064401
12thB80504402
13thB8224401
14thB80493602
15thB80302302
16thB8122501
17thB8202200
18thA8011101
19thA80101100
20thA8081200

Towns in East Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1979

Kirkintilloch had the most collisions of any town in East Dunbartonshire in 1979: 6.

Postcode districts in East Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1979

G64 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dunbartonshire in 1979: 7.

Latest crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

East Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years