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East Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 58 road traffic collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 2018, and 67 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 10 were serious.

Collisions were down 33% on 2017 (87), and casualties fell from 114.

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

Collisions in 2018
58
Down 33% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
67
Down 41% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
10
17% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dunbartonshire in 2018

None of the collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 2018 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 1.8% and 24% in East Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1017%
  • Slight4883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1015%
  • Slight5785%

East Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 395 in 1980. 2018 is highlighted, with 58, down 33% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 58
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (19%)
  • Tuesday10 (17%)
  • Wednesday8 (14%)
  • Thursday8 (14%)
  • Friday10 (17%)
  • Saturday7 (12%)
  • Sunday4 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5911 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (3.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (5.2%)
  • February7 (12%)
  • March6 (10%)
  • April6 (10%)
  • May6 (10%)
  • June4 (6.9%)
  • July2 (3.4%)
  • August2 (3.4%)
  • September4 (6.9%)
  • October6 (10%)
  • November5 (8.6%)
  • December7 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight47 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds40 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (5.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.7%)
  • Other2 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry33 (57%)
  • Wet or damp20 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (5.2%)
  • Snow2 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph48 (83%)
  • 40 mph2 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph7 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway49 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (12%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant32 (48%)
  • Pedestrian17 (25%)
  • Cyclist10 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.5%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (3%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 153 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 208 (12%)
  • 21 to 259 (13%)
  • 26 to 3511 (16%)
  • 36 to 456 (9%)
  • 46 to 558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6510 (15%)
  • 66 to 755 (7.5%)
  • Over 754 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider39 (58%)
  • Pedestrian17 (25%)
  • Passenger11 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car67 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (10%)
  • Bus or coach5 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle2 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dunbartonshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 2018.

Collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
345th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Dunbartonshire in 2018

Kirkintilloch East and North and Twechar, East Dunbartonshire, G66 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Dunbartonshire in 2018, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A803 and A807 had the most collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 2018, with 5 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dunbartonshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8035702
2ndA8075601
3rdA8094400
4thB8194501
5thA813300
6thA8913300
7thB7573300
8thB80233400
9thA8062200
10thB8122300
11thA8081100
12thA8101201
13thB80481100

Towns in East Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2018

Kirkintilloch had the most collisions of any town in East Dunbartonshire in 2018: 16.

Postcode districts in East Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2018

G66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dunbartonshire in 2018: 24.

Latest crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 2018, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2018.

Severity

East Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years