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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 118 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2015, and 157 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2014 (110), and casualties rose from 135.

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

Collisions in 2015
118
Up 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
157
Up 16% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
11% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2015

0.8% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2015 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious1311%
  • Slight10488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious148.9%
  • Slight14290%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 118, up 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 118
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (14%)
  • Tuesday19 (16%)
  • Wednesday20 (17%)
  • Thursday17 (14%)
  • Friday15 (13%)
  • Saturday17 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (2.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (11%)
  • February13 (11%)
  • March11 (9.3%)
  • April5 (4.2%)
  • May8 (6.8%)
  • June11 (9.3%)
  • July12 (10%)
  • August11 (9.3%)
  • September7 (5.9%)
  • October6 (5.1%)
  • November11 (9.3%)
  • December10 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (3.4%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry66 (56%)
  • Wet or damp46 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph79 (67%)
  • 40 mph13 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph10 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (18%)
  • Roundabout9 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant114 (73%)
  • Pedestrian28 (18%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.5%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2012 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2527 (17%)
  • 26 to 3524 (15%)
  • 36 to 4519 (12%)
  • 46 to 5522 (14%)
  • 56 to 6518 (11%)
  • 66 to 7513 (8.3%)
  • Over 755 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider89 (57%)
  • Passenger40 (25%)
  • Pedestrian28 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car176 (87%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2%)
  • Motorcycle4 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 2015.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2015

Clydebank Waterfront, West Dunbartonshire, G81 4AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dunbartonshire in 2015, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2015: 23, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82232801
2ndA814162402
3rdB8578900
4thA81171211
5thA80146601
6thA81351102
7thA8104600
8thB8142400
9thA8121100
10thA891200
11thA8981100

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2015

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2015: 42.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2015

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2015: 43.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years