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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1998, and 424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1997 (279), and casualties rose from 364.

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

Collisions in 1998
307
Up 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
424
Up 16% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 1998

2.9% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1998 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious6421%
  • Slight23476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious7718%
  • Slight33779%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 307, up 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (17%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.1%)
  • February19 (6.2%)
  • March23 (7.5%)
  • April31 (10%)
  • May25 (8.1%)
  • June24 (7.8%)
  • July28 (9.1%)
  • August19 (6.2%)
  • September27 (8.8%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November29 (9.4%)
  • December22 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (51%)
  • Wet or damp144 (47%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph222 (72%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph17 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph34 (11%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (20%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (59%)
  • Pedestrian88 (21%)
  • Cyclist34 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (6.4%)
  • 6 to 1033 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1543 (10%)
  • 16 to 2041 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2533 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3595 (22%)
  • 36 to 4561 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (50%)
  • Passenger124 (29%)
  • Pedestrian88 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach28 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.9%)
  • Motorcycle11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 1998.

Collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 1998: 59, including 4 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA825992413
2ndA814385718
3rdA813223208
4thA811141916
5thB857141802
6thA8014131512
7thA81071205
8thB80554503
9thB8143501
10thA8982200
11thA8121100
12thA8171100
13thB8301100

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1998

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 1998: 118.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 1998

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 1998: 129.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 1998, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years