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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1991, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1990 (384), and casualties fell from 502.

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

Collisions in 1991
360
Down 6% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
466
Down 7% on 1990
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 1991

1.7% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious7421%
  • Slight28078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious8117%
  • Slight37781%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 360, down 6% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.6%)
  • February22 (6.1%)
  • March32 (8.9%)
  • April24 (6.7%)
  • May29 (8.1%)
  • June25 (6.9%)
  • July28 (7.8%)
  • August30 (8.3%)
  • September41 (11%)
  • October27 (7.5%)
  • November29 (8.1%)
  • December42 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (7.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp177 (49%)
  • Dry171 (48%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (71%)
  • 40 mph45 (13%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph31 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (20%)
  • Roundabout27 (7.5%)
  • 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 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (50%)
  • Pedestrian121 (26%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (6%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.9%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2072 (15%)
  • 21 to 2552 (11%)
  • 26 to 3596 (21%)
  • 36 to 4554 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6543 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.6%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (44%)
  • Passenger142 (30%)
  • Pedestrian121 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (73%)
  • Bus or coach36 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.1%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 1991.

Collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1991: 62, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA826294013
2ndA8145468311
3rdA8014273307
4thA811193106
5thA813192713
6thB857101203
7thA81281102
8thA8107803
9thA8984600
10thB80142300
11thA81100
12thB80551100
13thB8141200

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1991

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 1991: 148.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1991

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 1991: 156.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1991, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years