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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 231 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2003, and 305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2002 (243), and casualties rose from 298.

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

Collisions in 2003
231
Down 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
305
Up 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2003

1.3% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2003 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight19183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4414%
  • Slight25885%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 231, down 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 231
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday26 (11%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday45 (19%)
  • Saturday27 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.8%)
  • February21 (9.1%)
  • March10 (4.3%)
  • April15 (6.5%)
  • May15 (6.5%)
  • June16 (6.9%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August22 (9.5%)
  • September24 (10%)
  • October20 (8.7%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December20 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (52%)
  • Wet or damp102 (44%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph146 (63%)
  • 40 mph23 (10%)
  • 50 mph17 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph31 (13%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (26%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (64%)
  • Pedestrian52 (17%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (4.6%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2038 (12%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3559 (19%)
  • 36 to 4546 (15%)
  • 46 to 5531 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.9%)
  • Over 756 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (51%)
  • Passenger96 (31%)
  • Pedestrian52 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car310 (79%)
  • Bus or coach23 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle14 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 2003.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2003

Clydebank Central, West Dunbartonshire, G81 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dunbartonshire in 2003, with 27 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2003: 52, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82527507
2ndA814283406
3rdA811243204
4thA8014151705
5thB857132012
6thA813101400
7thA8106910
8thB8144400
9thA8983301
10thA811100
11thA8121300
12thB80141101

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2003

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2003: 89.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2003

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2003: 96.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years