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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1988, and 427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (308), and casualties rose from 368.

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

Collisions in 1988
326
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
427
Up 16% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 1988

1.8% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1988 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious8025%
  • Slight24074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious9021%
  • Slight33178%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 326, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (17%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (17%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.1%)
  • February23 (7.1%)
  • March28 (8.6%)
  • April19 (5.8%)
  • May23 (7.1%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July20 (6.1%)
  • August25 (7.7%)
  • September23 (7.1%)
  • October39 (12%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December39 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (51%)
  • Wet or damp142 (44%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph242 (74%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph35 (11%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (22%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (47%)
  • Pedestrian113 (26%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (6.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2064 (15%)
  • 21 to 2558 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5541 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (41%)
  • Passenger141 (33%)
  • Pedestrian113 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach25 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Minibus6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 1988.

Collisions
293rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1988: 54, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA825472215
2ndA8145067210
3rdA813223514
4thA8014202705
5thA811142605
6thB857101202
7thA8107803
8thA8125601
9thB80144602
10thB80553401
11thA8982401
12thB8101100
13thB8321100

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1988

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 1988: 121.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1988

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 1988: 134.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years