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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1986, and 381 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1985 (317), and casualties fell from 405.

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

Collisions in 1986
303
Down 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
381
Down 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
31% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 1986

2.6% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1986 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious9531%
  • Slight20066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious11029%
  • Slight26369%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 303, down 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 303
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (12%)
  • Wednesday47 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday72 (24%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (7.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (10%)
  • February21 (6.9%)
  • March30 (9.9%)
  • April13 (4.3%)
  • May20 (6.6%)
  • June29 (9.6%)
  • July22 (7.3%)
  • August24 (7.9%)
  • September24 (7.9%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December27 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (5%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other10 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (54%)
  • Wet or damp119 (39%)
  • Frost or ice19 (6.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph227 (75%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph17 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (35%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.3%)
  • 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 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (39%)
  • Pedestrian129 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1038 (10%)
  • 11 to 1532 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2053 (14%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3572 (19%)
  • 36 to 4538 (10%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.1%)
  • Over 7514 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (36%)
  • Pedestrian129 (34%)
  • Passenger116 (30%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach27 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 1986.

Collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A814 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1986: 58, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8145881123
2ndA825786423
3rdA8014212108
4thA811131905
5thA813121714
6thB85791002
7thA8107800
8thB80142400
9thA8121201
10thB80551101

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1986

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 1986: 128.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1986

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 1986: 137.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1986, 3 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1986.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years