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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1990, and 502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1989 (355), and casualties rose from 454.

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

Collisions in 1990
384
Up 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
502
Up 11% on 1989
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 1990

1% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1990 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious9124%
  • Slight28975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious9920%
  • Slight39979%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 384, up 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (11%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (10%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (19%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.6%)
  • February26 (6.8%)
  • March38 (9.9%)
  • April26 (6.8%)
  • May30 (7.8%)
  • June29 (7.6%)
  • July28 (7.3%)
  • August39 (10%)
  • September47 (12%)
  • October24 (6.3%)
  • November35 (9.1%)
  • December29 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (51%)
  • Wet or damp176 (46%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph277 (72%)
  • 40 mph43 (11%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph33 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (21%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.3%)
  • 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 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (52%)
  • Pedestrian137 (27%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist20 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1037 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7%)
  • 16 to 2084 (17%)
  • 21 to 2582 (16%)
  • 26 to 3584 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (9%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.2%)
  • Over 7517 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (39%)
  • Passenger171 (34%)
  • Pedestrian137 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car462 (75%)
  • Bus or coach44 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 1990.

Collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1990: 66, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA826698113
2ndA8145276213
3rdA8014273404
4thA811253517
5thA813162204
6thB857162003
7thA810131604
8thA8124901
9thA8983301
10thB80142202
11thA801201
12thB8121100

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1990

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 1990: 150.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1990

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 1990: 166.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1990, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years