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East Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 1983, and 427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (331), and casualties fell from 458.

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

Collisions in 1983
324
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
427
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
28% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dunbartonshire in 1983

2.8% of collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.8% and 24% in East Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious9128%
  • Slight22469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious11126%
  • Slight30772%

East Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 395 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 324, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday41 (13%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (7.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (4.3%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March27 (8.3%)
  • April29 (9%)
  • May38 (12%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September27 (8.3%)
  • October20 (6.2%)
  • November23 (7.1%)
  • December20 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (61%)
  • Wet or damp114 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph220 (68%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph75 (23%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (44%)
  • Pedestrian94 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (19%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1033 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20125 (29%)
  • 21 to 2543 (10%)
  • 26 to 3548 (11%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (52%)
  • Passenger111 (26%)
  • Pedestrian94 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car358 (68%)
  • Motorcycle82 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dunbartonshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 1983.

Collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A803 had the most collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 1983: 41, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dunbartonshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8034151011
2ndA8093458111
3rdB757283707
4thA81274418
5thA807131503
6thA891111405
7thB822111402
8thB8048101512
9thA8108913
10thB80506811
11thA8065601
12thB8194401
13thB8204500
14thA7393510
15thB80303801
16thA8082302
17thB80232301
18thB80492200
19thB8122201
20thA8121101

Towns in East Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1983

Kirkintilloch had the most collisions of any town in East Dunbartonshire in 1983: 75.

Postcode districts in East Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1983

G66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dunbartonshire in 1983: 117.

Latest crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1983.

Severity

East Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years