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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1985, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (334), and casualties rose from 387.

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

Collisions in 1985
317
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
405
Up 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 1985

2.5% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious7724%
  • Slight23273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious8320%
  • Slight31478%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 317, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (12%)
  • Friday64 (20%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6%)
  • February25 (7.9%)
  • March21 (6.6%)
  • April27 (8.5%)
  • May29 (9.1%)
  • June32 (10%)
  • July19 (6%)
  • August23 (7.3%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October26 (8.2%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December28 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (25%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (49%)
  • Wet or damp150 (47%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph254 (80%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph13 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (34%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (45%)
  • Pedestrian122 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (5.9%)
  • 6 to 1038 (9.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2057 (14%)
  • 21 to 2564 (16%)
  • 26 to 3551 (13%)
  • 36 to 4537 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.2%)
  • Over 7512 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (38%)
  • Passenger131 (32%)
  • Pedestrian122 (30%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car348 (72%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Minibus6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 1985.

Collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A814 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1985: 62, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8146277315
2ndA825574214
3rdA8014243108
4thA813131713
5thB857121705
6thA81091510
7thB805571100
8thA8115802
9thA8122200
10thB80142201
11thA811100
12thB8131100

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1985

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 1985: 142.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1985

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 1985: 152.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1985, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years