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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2012, and 166 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2011 (145), and casualties fell from 180.

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

Collisions in 2012
133
Down 8% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
166
Down 8% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
12% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2012

2.3% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2012 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious1612%
  • Slight11486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious1911%
  • Slight14487%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 133, down 8% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 133
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (16%)
  • Tuesday21 (16%)
  • Wednesday14 (11%)
  • Thursday22 (17%)
  • Friday22 (17%)
  • Saturday18 (14%)
  • Sunday15 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.5%)
  • February10 (7.5%)
  • March9 (6.8%)
  • April11 (8.3%)
  • May15 (11%)
  • June13 (9.8%)
  • July10 (7.5%)
  • August15 (11%)
  • September8 (6%)
  • October9 (6.8%)
  • November13 (9.8%)
  • December10 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight96 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry74 (56%)
  • Wet or damp52 (39%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (3%)
  • Snow2 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph79 (59%)
  • 40 mph13 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph15 (11%)
  • 70 mph16 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (25%)
  • Roundabout13 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (58%)
  • Pedestrian40 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2025 (15%)
  • 21 to 2525 (15%)
  • 26 to 3525 (15%)
  • 36 to 4519 (11%)
  • 46 to 5520 (12%)
  • 56 to 6516 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.8%)
  • Over 758 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider79 (48%)
  • Passenger47 (28%)
  • Pedestrian40 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car185 (80%)
  • Motorcycle11 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 2012.

Collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2012

Clydebank Central, West Dunbartonshire, G81 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dunbartonshire in 2012, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2012: 34, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82344214
2ndA814242914
3rdA8116700
4thB8576700
5thA80145600
6thA8103502
7thA8983500
8thA8132400
9thB80142200
10thA8121100
11thA841201
12thB8141400

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2012

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2012: 53.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2012

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2012: 57.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2012, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 22 December 2012.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years