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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1984, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1983 (300), and casualties fell from 393.

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

Collisions in 1984
334
Up 11% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
387
Down 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
11
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
34% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 1984

3.3% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1984 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.3%
  • Serious11234%
  • Slight21163%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious11530%
  • Slight26167%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 334, up 11% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 334
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (17%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (17%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.8%)
  • February25 (7.5%)
  • March31 (9.3%)
  • April32 (9.6%)
  • May28 (8.4%)
  • June21 (6.3%)
  • July25 (7.5%)
  • August28 (8.4%)
  • September31 (9.3%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November24 (7.2%)
  • December25 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (4.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (58%)
  • Wet or damp123 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.6%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph240 (72%)
  • 40 mph38 (11%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph21 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph26 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (39%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian141 (36%)
  • Car occupant133 (34%)
  • Cyclist51 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (6.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (9%)
  • 11 to 1543 (11%)
  • 16 to 2058 (15%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3559 (15%)
  • 36 to 4543 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.2%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (43%)
  • Pedestrian141 (36%)
  • Passenger79 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car332 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (11%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach18 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1984.

Collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1984: 68, including 5 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA826879523
2ndA8146778324
3rdA8014202406
4thA8111825111
5thB857151802
6thA812121704
7thA813101002
8thA8108902
9thB80552200
10thA8981100
11thB80141100

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1984

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 1984: 126.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1984

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 1984: 141.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years