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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2006, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2005 (226), and casualties rose from 294.

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

Collisions in 2006
225
Level with 2005
Casualties in 2006
299
Up 2% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2006

1.8% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2006 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight18281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4314%
  • Slight25284%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 225, level with 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 225
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (18%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.8%)
  • February16 (7.1%)
  • March14 (6.2%)
  • April25 (11%)
  • May17 (7.6%)
  • June17 (7.6%)
  • July19 (8.4%)
  • August22 (9.8%)
  • September20 (8.9%)
  • October20 (8.9%)
  • November18 (8%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (57%)
  • Wet or damp91 (40%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph165 (73%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph21 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph16 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (19%)
  • Roundabout21 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (60%)
  • Pedestrian67 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (7%)
  • 16 to 2037 (12%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (17%)
  • 36 to 4553 (18%)
  • 46 to 5537 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.3%)
  • Over 759 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (52%)
  • Passenger78 (26%)
  • Pedestrian67 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (76%)
  • Bus or coach19 (5%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2006.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2006

Clydebank Central, West Dunbartonshire, G81 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dunbartonshire in 2006, with 34 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2006

The A814 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2006: 40, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA814405707
2ndA82385219
3rdA8014202603
4thA811162515
5thA813132021
6thB8577903
7thB8146700
8thA8984600
9thB8304400
10thA8102401
11thA8122201
12thB80551200

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2006

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2006: 94.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2006

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2006: 97.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2006, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2006.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years