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West Dunbartonshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,627 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025, and 13,747 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 222 were fatal and 2,526 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 56 collisions, up 30% on 2024 (43), and casualties rose from 54 to 69.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
10,627
36th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
13,747
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
222
2.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
56
Up 30% on 2024

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire

2.1% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2222.1%
  • Serious2,52624%
  • Slight7,87974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2381.7%
  • Serious2,85921%
  • Slight10,65077%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. In 2025 there were 56, up 30% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 56
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255669
20244354
20235562
20223953
20214356
20204353
201974103
201883106
2017114174
2016128156
2015118157
2014110135
2013143168
2012133166
2011145180
2010160200
2009175216
2008148175
2007202252
2006225299
2005226294
2004245331
2003231305
2002243298
2001248335
2000260366
1999229308
1998307424
1997279364
1996257342
1995306417
1994307406
1993300387
1992305377
1991360466
1990384502
1989355454
1988326427
1987308368
1986303381
1985317405
1984334387
1983300393
1982328429
1981364486
1980443557
1979525704

When and where crashes happen in West Dunbartonshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,461 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,461 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,464 (14%)
  • Thursday1,584 (15%)
  • Friday1,807 (17%)
  • Saturday1,626 (15%)
  • Sunday1,224 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59450 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59169 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59992 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,241 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,990 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,853 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,951 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59981 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January802 (7.5%)
  • February834 (7.8%)
  • March897 (8.4%)
  • April807 (7.6%)
  • May873 (8.2%)
  • June855 (8%)
  • July822 (7.7%)
  • August953 (9%)
  • September924 (8.7%)
  • October958 (9%)
  • November949 (8.9%)
  • December953 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,432 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,666 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting390 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit79 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown60 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,424 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,086 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds434 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds234 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds105 (1%)
  • Fog or mist42 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds32 (0.3%)
  • Other237 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded33 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry5,803 (55%)
  • Wet or damp4,385 (41%)
  • Frost or ice307 (2.9%)
  • Snow103 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep29 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph51 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph7,421 (70%)
  • 40 mph956 (9%)
  • 50 mph412 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph1,007 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph778 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,370 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway2,439 (23%)
  • Roundabout641 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road105 (1%)
  • Not recorded72 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant7,187 (52%)
  • Pedestrian3,521 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist852 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist747 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant567 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant315 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant301 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)92 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant86 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant77 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5606 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 101,001 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 151,206 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 201,946 (14%)
  • 21 to 251,644 (12%)
  • 26 to 352,369 (17%)
  • 36 to 451,621 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,237 (9%)
  • 56 to 651,009 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 75676 (4.9%)
  • Over 75432 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider6,159 (45%)
  • Passenger4,067 (30%)
  • Pedestrian3,521 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car12,943 (75%)
  • Motorcycle875 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach775 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle762 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes660 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car554 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes373 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle169 (1%)
  • Minibus114 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (under 0.1%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in West Dunbartonshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West 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 West Dunbartonshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had the 36th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
36th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 68th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
313thEpsom and Ewell11,03413,7921241,816
314thBoston10,89415,1162421,854
315thWorcester10,72313,0191141,693
316thWest Dunbartonshire (this area)10,62713,7472222,526
317thInverclyde10,55613,6841482,308
318thCeredigion10,46315,4722312,831
319thGosport10,45212,271722,166

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire

Clydebank Central, West Dunbartonshire, G81 2TL area is the busiest accident hotspot in West Dunbartonshire, with 385 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,106, including 88 fatal and 510 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA822,1062,96988510
2ndA8141,6502,17738387
3rdA80146117545148
4thA81156282016153
5thA81348367913122
6thB8574245426100
7thA810242326568
8thA812132228435
9thA898101143122
10thB80557398115
11thB814688717
12thB830404304
13thB80143748015
14thB833172007
15thB832161904
16thA8181000
17thB83181404
18thB8135712
19thA834701
20thB8124402

Towns in West Dunbartonshire

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,737.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,059.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity