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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1983, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1982 (328), and casualties fell from 429.

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

Collisions in 1983
300
Down 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
393
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
33% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 1983

4% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124%
  • Serious9933%
  • Slight18963%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious11529%
  • Slight26668%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 300, down 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (11%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (10%)
  • Thursday55 (18%)
  • Friday56 (19%)
  • Saturday63 (21%)
  • Sunday24 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.3%)
  • February16 (5.3%)
  • March25 (8.3%)
  • April29 (9.7%)
  • May32 (11%)
  • June18 (6%)
  • July20 (6.7%)
  • August21 (7%)
  • September26 (8.7%)
  • October25 (8.3%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (59%)
  • Wet or damp115 (38%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph205 (68%)
  • 40 mph32 (11%)
  • 50 mph18 (6%)
  • 60 mph29 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (23%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (42%)
  • Pedestrian126 (32%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (12%)
  • 16 to 2067 (17%)
  • 21 to 2540 (10%)
  • 26 to 3559 (15%)
  • 36 to 4534 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.9%)
  • Over 759 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (38%)
  • Pedestrian126 (32%)
  • Passenger116 (30%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (69%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Minibus5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1983.

Collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1983: 60, including 6 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA826083623
2ndA8144866117
3rdA8132033010
4thA8014152205
5thA811111503
6thA81081310
7thB8577711
8thA8126613
9thB80143403
10thB80553410
11thA811100
12thA8981201
13thB8301100
14thB8321101

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1983

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 1983: 118.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1983

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 1983: 126.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1983, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years