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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1989, and 454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1988 (326), and casualties rose from 427.

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

Collisions in 1989
355
Up 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
454
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 1989

1.4% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious7722%
  • Slight27377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8419%
  • Slight36580%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 355, up 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (17%)
  • Friday71 (20%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.7%)
  • February35 (9.9%)
  • March30 (8.5%)
  • April30 (8.5%)
  • May35 (9.9%)
  • June22 (6.2%)
  • July24 (6.8%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September20 (5.6%)
  • October29 (8.2%)
  • November27 (7.6%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (54%)
  • Wet or damp154 (43%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph259 (73%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph39 (11%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (20%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (48%)
  • Pedestrian115 (25%)
  • Cyclist34 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1032 (7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2071 (16%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3575 (17%)
  • 36 to 4556 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (43%)
  • Passenger142 (31%)
  • Pedestrian115 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car414 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach31 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle17 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1989.

Collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1989: 66, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA826687313
2ndA8145466114
3rdA811203408
4thA8014193108
5thA813172705
6thB857111201
7thA8106600
8thA8124500
9thA8041100
10thB80141100
11thB80551200

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1989

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 1989: 138.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1989

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 1989: 143.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1989, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years