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East Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 1989, and 349 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (253), and casualties rose from 340.

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

Collisions in 1989
279
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
349
Up 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
27% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dunbartonshire in 1989

2.2% of collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 1989 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 24% in East Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious7627%
  • Slight19771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious8524%
  • Slight25874%

East Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 395 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 279, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (21%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (9%)
  • Friday54 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (16%)
  • Sunday21 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.8%)
  • February16 (5.7%)
  • March22 (7.9%)
  • April25 (9%)
  • May26 (9.3%)
  • June23 (8.2%)
  • July21 (7.5%)
  • August30 (11%)
  • September19 (6.8%)
  • October26 (9.3%)
  • November34 (12%)
  • December18 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (56%)
  • Wet or damp116 (42%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph221 (79%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph40 (14%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (48%)
  • Pedestrian79 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist28 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (8%)
  • 16 to 2060 (17%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3559 (17%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (10%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.7%)
  • Over 759 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (48%)
  • Passenger103 (30%)
  • Pedestrian79 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car341 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dunbartonshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 1989.

Collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A803 had the most collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 1989: 41, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dunbartonshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8034157112
2ndA81252905
3rdB757212312
4thA809182012
5thB812121216
6thA807111207
7thA891101114
8thB80484402
9thB80494901
10thB8224501
11thA8103603
12thA8793500
13thB80503400
14thA7391100
15thA8061100
16thA8191100
17thA891100
18thB40481100
19thB7371100
20thB802311401

Towns in East Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1989

Kirkintilloch had the most collisions of any town in East Dunbartonshire in 1989: 70.

Postcode districts in East Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1989

G66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dunbartonshire in 1989: 104.

Latest crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 1989, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

East Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years