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East Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 35 road traffic collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 2023, and 50 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 9 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2022 (31), and casualties rose from 44.

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

Collisions in 2023
35
Up 13% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
50
Up 14% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
11% of collisions
Serious collisions
9
26% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dunbartonshire in 2023

11% of collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 2023 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 24% in East Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal411%
  • Serious926%
  • Slight2263%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal48%
  • Serious1122%
  • Slight3570%

East Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 395 in 1980. 2023 is highlighted, with 35, up 13% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 35
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (17%)
  • Tuesday5 (14%)
  • Wednesday5 (14%)
  • Thursday2 (5.7%)
  • Friday7 (20%)
  • Saturday3 (8.6%)
  • Sunday7 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (5.7%)
  • February3 (8.6%)
  • March3 (8.6%)
  • April4 (11%)
  • May5 (14%)
  • June5 (14%)
  • July2 (5.7%)
  • August3 (8.6%)
  • October4 (11%)
  • November2 (5.7%)
  • December2 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight24 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (8.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds27 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (5.7%)
  • Other2 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry24 (69%)
  • Wet or damp10 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (8.6%)
  • 30 mph20 (57%)
  • 40 mph3 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph9 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway28 (80%)
  • Roundabout5 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant31 (62%)
  • Cyclist8 (16%)
  • Pedestrian4 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (2%)
  • 16 to 203 (6%)
  • 21 to 253 (6%)
  • 26 to 3510 (20%)
  • 36 to 457 (14%)
  • 46 to 5510 (20%)
  • 56 to 6512 (24%)
  • 66 to 751 (2%)
  • Over 753 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider35 (70%)
  • Passenger11 (22%)
  • Pedestrian4 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car45 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle3 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dunbartonshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 and the 8 busiest accident hotspots in East Dunbartonshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (8)

How East Dunbartonshire ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 2023.

Collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Dunbartonshire in 2023

Bearsden North, East Dunbartonshire, G61 3RR area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Dunbartonshire in 2023, with 5 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A803 had the most collisions in East Dunbartonshire in 2023: 6.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dunbartonshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA80361100
2ndA8095702
3rdA8073610
4thA813301
5thA8913311
6thA8062311
7thB8122210
8thB8222202
9thA7391301
10thB80231100
11thB8191200

Towns in East Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2023

Bearsden had the most collisions of any town in East Dunbartonshire in 2023: 11.

Postcode districts in East Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2023

G61 and G64 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dunbartonshire in 2023, with 10 each.

Latest crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dunbartonshire in 2023, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2023.

Severity

East Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years