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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1987, and 368 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (303), and casualties fell from 381.

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

Collisions in 1987
308
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
368
Down 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
28% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 1987

2.9% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1987 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious8528%
  • Slight21469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious9827%
  • Slight26071%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 308, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 308
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday61 (20%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (4.9%)
  • February23 (7.5%)
  • March28 (9.1%)
  • April20 (6.5%)
  • May26 (8.4%)
  • June27 (8.8%)
  • July29 (9.4%)
  • August37 (12%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October21 (6.8%)
  • November26 (8.4%)
  • December24 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (59%)
  • Wet or damp118 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph233 (76%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph25 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (28%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.8%)
  • 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 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (39%)
  • Pedestrian134 (36%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (6%)
  • 6 to 1036 (9.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2060 (16%)
  • 21 to 2556 (15%)
  • 26 to 3557 (15%)
  • 36 to 4534 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5521 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.1%)
  • Over 759 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (39%)
  • Pedestrian134 (36%)
  • Passenger92 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car318 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 1987.

Collisions
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A814 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1987: 53, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8145361218
2ndA825274315
3rdA8014212406
4thA811212814
5thB857151604
6thA81381002
7thA8105602
8thA8124502
9thB80553300
10thB8122201
11thA8981100
12thA9111101
13thB80141100
14thB8131101
15thB8371100

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1987

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 1987: 117.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1987

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 1987: 134.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years