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East Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 1981, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1980 (395), and casualties fell from 535.

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

Collisions in 1981
337
Down 15% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
472
Down 12% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
34% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dunbartonshire in 1981

3.3% of collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 1981 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.8% and 24% in East Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.3%
  • Serious11334%
  • Slight21363%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious13729%
  • Slight32469%

East Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 395 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 337, down 15% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (10%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday60 (18%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (5.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.2%)
  • February21 (6.2%)
  • March21 (6.2%)
  • April22 (6.5%)
  • May24 (7.1%)
  • June32 (9.5%)
  • July32 (9.5%)
  • August31 (9.2%)
  • September30 (8.9%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November32 (9.5%)
  • December26 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (53%)
  • Wet or damp139 (41%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.2%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph240 (71%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph68 (20%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (21%)
  • Pedestrian95 (20%)
  • Cyclist34 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1556 (12%)
  • 16 to 20133 (28%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3559 (13%)
  • 36 to 4541 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5523 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (49%)
  • Passenger144 (31%)
  • Pedestrian95 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (65%)
  • Motorcycle94 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dunbartonshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in East Dunbartonshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Dunbartonshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 1981.

Collisions
291st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
249th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A803 had the most collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 1981: 37, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dunbartonshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8033755116
2ndA8093653214
3rdA81314227
4thB757192329
5thA807134403
6thB8048132514
7thA891101104
8thB82291205
9thA8105701
10thB8194710
11thB80503403
12thA7392301
13thA8062501
14thA8792301
15thB80492302
16thB8122200
17thB8202302
18thA8081101
19thA8111401
20thA8191100

Towns in East Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1981

Bearsden and Kirkintilloch had the most collisions of any town in East Dunbartonshire in 1981, with 71 each.

Postcode districts in East Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1981

G66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dunbartonshire in 1981: 110.

Latest crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 1981, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

East Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years