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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 525 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1979, and 704 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,627 collisions in West Dunbartonshire.

Collisions in 1979
525
Casualties in 1979
704
Fatal collisions
20
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
35% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 1979

3.8% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1979 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.8%
  • Serious18235%
  • Slight32362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213%
  • Serious21731%
  • Slight46666%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 525.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (12%)
  • Thursday67 (13%)
  • Friday88 (17%)
  • Saturday94 (18%)
  • Sunday70 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.3%)
  • February35 (6.7%)
  • March51 (9.7%)
  • April44 (8.4%)
  • May46 (8.8%)
  • June31 (5.9%)
  • July44 (8.4%)
  • August61 (12%)
  • September45 (8.6%)
  • October44 (8.4%)
  • November54 (10%)
  • December42 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight358 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (6.3%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other36 (6.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (55%)
  • Wet or damp186 (35%)
  • Frost or ice37 (7%)
  • Snow13 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph352 (67%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph78 (15%)
  • 70 mph50 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (14%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (43%)
  • Pedestrian197 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (15%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1072 (10%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20162 (23%)
  • 21 to 25107 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (13%)
  • 36 to 4544 (6.3%)
  • 46 to 5540 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (41%)
  • Passenger215 (31%)
  • Pedestrian197 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (64%)
  • Motorcycle101 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach37 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.3%)
  • Minibus10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 1979

Map of the last crash of 1979 in West Dunbartonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

How West Dunbartonshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1979.

Collisions
188th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A814 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1979: 109, including 6 fatal and 50 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA814109166650
2ndA8295139929
3rdA80142128010
4thB857212409
5thB833141707
6thA813111315
7thB832101201
8thA81191103
9thA81291404
10thB83181404
11thA8104402
12thB80554701
13thA833501
14thA8091100
15thA8981200
16thB80141101
17thB8141100
18thM8981100

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1979

Clydebank and Dumbarton had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 1979, with 7 each.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1979

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 1979: 12.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1979, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years