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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 175 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2009, and 216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2008 (148), and casualties rose from 175.

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

Collisions in 2009
175
Up 18% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
216
Up 23% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
14% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2009

1.1% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2414%
  • Slight14985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious2612%
  • Slight18887%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 175, up 18% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 175
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (16%)
  • Tuesday30 (17%)
  • Wednesday29 (17%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday18 (10%)
  • Sunday16 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.1%)
  • February8 (4.6%)
  • March12 (6.9%)
  • April13 (7.4%)
  • May10 (5.7%)
  • June19 (11%)
  • July15 (8.6%)
  • August16 (9.1%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November18 (10%)
  • December16 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (61%)
  • Wet or damp61 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph116 (66%)
  • 40 mph14 (8%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph14 (8%)
  • 70 mph21 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (27%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (67%)
  • Pedestrian39 (18%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.2%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2028 (13%)
  • 21 to 2524 (11%)
  • 26 to 3536 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (21%)
  • 46 to 5526 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.2%)
  • Over 755 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (55%)
  • Passenger59 (27%)
  • Pedestrian39 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car258 (80%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle9 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2009.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2009

Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire, G81 6NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dunbartonshire in 2009, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2009: 44, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82445917
2ndA814273412
3rdA8014111201
4thB85791100
5thA8107902
6thA8117801
7thB8144400
8thA8133300
9thA8983300
10thA8011100
11thA8121100

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2009

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2009: 72.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2009

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2009: 80.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 25 December 2009.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years