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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2002, and 298 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2001 (248), and casualties fell from 335.

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

Collisions in 2002
243
Down 2% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
298
Down 11% on 2001
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2002

0.4% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4217%
  • Slight20082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight24984%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 243, down 2% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002: 243
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (11%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (12%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday47 (19%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.6%)
  • February30 (12%)
  • March19 (7.8%)
  • April16 (6.6%)
  • May14 (5.8%)
  • June21 (8.6%)
  • July16 (6.6%)
  • August23 (9.5%)
  • September21 (8.6%)
  • October17 (7%)
  • November31 (13%)
  • December19 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (51%)
  • Wet or damp116 (48%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (72%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph23 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph21 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (23%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (61%)
  • Pedestrian59 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2040 (13%)
  • 21 to 2535 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (15%)
  • 36 to 4544 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.7%)
  • Over 758 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (50%)
  • Passenger90 (30%)
  • Pedestrian59 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (78%)
  • Bus or coach27 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle15 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Dunbartonshire ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2002.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2002

Clydebank Central, West Dunbartonshire, G81 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dunbartonshire in 2002, with 27 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2002

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2002: 46, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82465804
2ndA814364405
3rdA813161901
4thA811152304
5thA8014121503
6thB857101403
7thA81061000
8thB80143301
9thA8982200
10thB80552200
11thA8121100
12thB8141100
13thB8301101
14thB8321101

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2002

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2002: 94.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2002

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2002: 98.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2002, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years