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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1980, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1979 (525), and casualties fell from 704.

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

Collisions in 1980
443
Down 16% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
557
Down 21% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
32% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 1980

2.7% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1980 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious14332%
  • Slight28865%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious15828%
  • Slight38669%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 443, down 16% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday83 (19%)
  • Saturday74 (17%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (7.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.7%)
  • February44 (9.9%)
  • March43 (9.7%)
  • April37 (8.4%)
  • May58 (13%)
  • June34 (7.7%)
  • July17 (3.8%)
  • August35 (7.9%)
  • September28 (6.3%)
  • October38 (8.6%)
  • November38 (8.6%)
  • December37 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other22 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (55%)
  • Wet or damp172 (39%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.1%)
  • Snow10 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph307 (69%)
  • 40 mph40 (9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph52 (12%)
  • 70 mph40 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (18%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (33%)
  • Pedestrian183 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (16%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant28 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1050 (9%)
  • 11 to 1563 (11%)
  • 16 to 20121 (22%)
  • 21 to 2580 (14%)
  • 26 to 3569 (12%)
  • 36 to 4556 (10%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.1%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (41%)
  • Pedestrian183 (33%)
  • Passenger144 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car402 (63%)
  • Motorcycle88 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5%)
  • Bus or coach30 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.8%)
  • Minibus8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in West Dunbartonshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Dunbartonshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 1980.

Collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1980: 84, including 4 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8284119423
2ndA8146798224
3rdA8014272806
4thB857222607
5thA8131717010
6thA811162436
7thA810101114
8thA8125902
9thB80555601
10thB8144610
11thB8323401
12thB8333300
13thA8161101
14thA8981101
15thB8121101

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1980

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 1980: 87.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1980

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 1980: 100.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years