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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1996, and 342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1995 (306), and casualties fell from 417.

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

Collisions in 1996
257
Down 16% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
342
Down 18% on 1995
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 1996

0.8% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1996 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5622%
  • Slight19977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6318%
  • Slight27681%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 257, down 16% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (11%)
  • Thursday43 (17%)
  • Friday35 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (3.9%)
  • February16 (6.2%)
  • March22 (8.6%)
  • April29 (11%)
  • May13 (5.1%)
  • June27 (11%)
  • July18 (7%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September20 (7.8%)
  • October22 (8.6%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December25 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (58%)
  • Wet or damp95 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (71%)
  • 40 mph32 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph24 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (20%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (58%)
  • Pedestrian89 (26%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (6.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 2035 (10%)
  • 21 to 2551 (15%)
  • 26 to 3561 (18%)
  • 36 to 4535 (10%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (42%)
  • Passenger109 (32%)
  • Pedestrian89 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach17 (4%)
  • Motorcycle16 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 1996.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1996: 57, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA825778016
2ndA814344002
3rdA811153012
4thA813121704
5thA801491001
6thB85781401
7thA8105801
8thA8122300
9thA811100
10thA8571100
11thA8981101
12thB7641300
13thB80141100
14thB80551201
15thB8141100

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1996

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 1996: 85.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1996

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 1996: 94.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1996, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years