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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2005, and 294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2004 (245), and casualties fell from 331.

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

Collisions in 2005
226
Down 8% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
294
Down 11% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
13% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2005

3.1% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious3013%
  • Slight18984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight25286%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 226, down 8% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 226
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.5%)
  • February13 (5.8%)
  • March15 (6.6%)
  • April17 (7.5%)
  • May17 (7.5%)
  • June21 (9.3%)
  • July17 (7.5%)
  • August16 (7.1%)
  • September14 (6.2%)
  • October32 (14%)
  • November28 (12%)
  • December19 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (59%)
  • Wet or damp89 (39%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph148 (65%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph16 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph26 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (27%)
  • Roundabout15 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (62%)
  • Pedestrian58 (20%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.4%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2025 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3545 (15%)
  • 36 to 4556 (19%)
  • 46 to 5538 (13%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.1%)
  • Over 7510 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider143 (49%)
  • Passenger93 (32%)
  • Pedestrian58 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car306 (79%)
  • Bus or coach17 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle13 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2005.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2005

Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, G82 2HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dunbartonshire in 2005, with 24 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2005: 50, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82507027
2ndA814364411
3rdA8014151901
4thA811132120
5thB85791601
6thA8137810
7thA8106700
8thA8984801
9thB8304402
10thA8122200
11thB80552200
12thB8142300

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2005

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2005: 71.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2005

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2005: 75.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2005, 3 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years