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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2004, and 331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2003 (231), and casualties rose from 305.

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

Collisions in 2004
245
Up 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
331
Up 9% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2004

1.6% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2004 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight20282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4313%
  • Slight28486%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 245, up 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (18%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday22 (9%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (12%)
  • February18 (7.3%)
  • March17 (6.9%)
  • April14 (5.7%)
  • May26 (11%)
  • June19 (7.8%)
  • July20 (8.2%)
  • August18 (7.3%)
  • September18 (7.3%)
  • October22 (9%)
  • November20 (8.2%)
  • December24 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (54%)
  • Wet or damp109 (44%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph172 (70%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph23 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (21%)
  • Roundabout21 (8.6%)
  • 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 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (61%)
  • Pedestrian76 (23%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist10 (3%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (11%)
  • 16 to 2046 (14%)
  • 21 to 2530 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3564 (19%)
  • 36 to 4538 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (7.3%)
  • Over 7512 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (44%)
  • Passenger108 (33%)
  • Pedestrian76 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (80%)
  • Bus or coach30 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.4%)
  • Motorcycle9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 2004.

Collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2004

Clydebank Central, West Dunbartonshire, G81 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dunbartonshire in 2004, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2004: 47, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82476227
2ndA814304304
3rdA811213502
4thA8014202514
5thA813121402
6thB8577901
7thB8303301
8thA8102200
9thA8982800
10thA8121300
11thB80551100
12thB8131201
13thB8511101

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2004

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2004: 86.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2004

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2004: 96.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2004, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2004.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years