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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 364 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1981, and 486 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1980 (443), and casualties fell from 557.

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

Collisions in 1981
364
Down 18% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
486
Down 13% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
30% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 1981

1.9% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1981 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious11030%
  • Slight24768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious12726%
  • Slight35172%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 364, down 18% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday73 (20%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.7%)
  • February34 (9.3%)
  • March34 (9.3%)
  • April22 (6%)
  • May26 (7.1%)
  • June32 (8.8%)
  • July33 (9.1%)
  • August32 (8.8%)
  • September31 (8.5%)
  • October29 (8%)
  • November32 (8.8%)
  • December31 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (52%)
  • Wet or damp149 (41%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph250 (69%)
  • 40 mph37 (10%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph24 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph46 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (23%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (41%)
  • Pedestrian164 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (11%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (6.2%)
  • 6 to 1041 (8.4%)
  • 11 to 1555 (11%)
  • 16 to 20100 (21%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3556 (12%)
  • 36 to 4542 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.3%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (36%)
  • Pedestrian164 (34%)
  • Passenger147 (30%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car378 (71%)
  • Motorcycle50 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.4%)
  • Minibus7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in West Dunbartonshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Dunbartonshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 1981.

Collisions
273rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1981: 77, including 4 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8277121424
2ndA8145872215
3rdA8014283204
4thB857151906
5thA811142109
6thA810121505
7thA81381003
8thA81262503
9thB8144401
10thB80552201
11thA7261101
12thA81201
13thA8011100
14thA8571100
15thB8131210

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1981

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 1981: 140.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1981

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 1981: 155.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years