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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2001, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2000 (260), and casualties fell from 366.

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

Collisions in 2001
248
Down 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
335
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2001

2.8% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2001 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious4117%
  • Slight20081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight28184%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 248, down 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (18%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.2%)
  • February27 (11%)
  • March21 (8.5%)
  • April21 (8.5%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June23 (9.3%)
  • July20 (8.1%)
  • August30 (12%)
  • September16 (6.5%)
  • October20 (8.1%)
  • November16 (6.5%)
  • December16 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (59%)
  • Wet or damp93 (38%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (65%)
  • 40 mph21 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph33 (13%)
  • 70 mph20 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (25%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (58%)
  • Pedestrian69 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 2039 (12%)
  • 21 to 2524 (7.2%)
  • 26 to 3557 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (19%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.1%)
  • Over 7514 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider150 (45%)
  • Passenger116 (35%)
  • Pedestrian69 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (77%)
  • Bus or coach25 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle17 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Dunbartonshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2001.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2001

Clydebank Central, West Dunbartonshire, G81 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dunbartonshire in 2001, with 25 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2001: 53, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA825388210
2ndA814334603
3rdA811202926
4thB85781001
5thA8137902
6thA8987700
7thA80146811
8thA81041001
9thB80552200
10thB8302200
11thA7141300
12thA8121100
13thB7301100
14thB8141100

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2001

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2001: 75.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2001

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2001: 90.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2001, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years