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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 148 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2008, and 175 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2007 (202), and casualties fell from 252.

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

Collisions in 2008
148
Down 27% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
175
Down 31% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2008

1.4% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious2316%
  • Slight12383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2313%
  • Slight15086%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 148, down 27% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 148
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (11%)
  • Tuesday23 (16%)
  • Wednesday18 (12%)
  • Thursday22 (15%)
  • Friday34 (23%)
  • Saturday23 (16%)
  • Sunday11 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.1%)
  • February14 (9.5%)
  • March13 (8.8%)
  • April9 (6.1%)
  • May11 (7.4%)
  • June10 (6.8%)
  • July13 (8.8%)
  • August11 (7.4%)
  • September10 (6.8%)
  • October20 (14%)
  • November13 (8.8%)
  • December12 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry79 (53%)
  • Wet or damp61 (41%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2%)
  • 30 mph96 (65%)
  • 40 mph14 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph15 (10%)
  • 70 mph15 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway85 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (30%)
  • Roundabout14 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (62%)
  • Pedestrian40 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2029 (17%)
  • 21 to 2521 (12%)
  • 26 to 3532 (18%)
  • 36 to 4524 (14%)
  • 46 to 5521 (12%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8%)
  • 66 to 757 (4%)
  • Over 754 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider95 (54%)
  • Passenger40 (23%)
  • Pedestrian40 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car205 (79%)
  • Bus or coach12 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle11 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2008.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2008

Clydebank Central, West Dunbartonshire, G81 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dunbartonshire in 2008, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2008: 35, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82354027
2ndA814212303
3rdA813111502
4thA8115501
5thB8575601
6thA80143400
7thA8103600
8thA8983300
9thA8122201
10thA8011100
11thA811200
12thB8031200
13thB8141100
14thB8301100

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2008

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2008: 50.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2008

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2008: 50.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2008, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 24 December 2008.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years