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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 128 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2016, and 156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2015 (118), and casualties fell from 157.

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

Collisions in 2016
128
Up 8% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
156
Down 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2016

2.3% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2016 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious2419%
  • Slight10179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious2516%
  • Slight12882%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 128, up 8% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 128
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (12%)
  • Tuesday20 (16%)
  • Wednesday20 (16%)
  • Thursday22 (17%)
  • Friday20 (16%)
  • Saturday19 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (8.6%)
  • February18 (14%)
  • March13 (10%)
  • April7 (5.5%)
  • May10 (7.8%)
  • June9 (7%)
  • July3 (2.3%)
  • August11 (8.6%)
  • September14 (11%)
  • October10 (7.8%)
  • November8 (6.3%)
  • December14 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (5.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds95 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (60%)
  • Wet or damp45 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph85 (66%)
  • 40 mph9 (7%)
  • 50 mph11 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph10 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph10 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway80 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (23%)
  • Roundabout12 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (66%)
  • Pedestrian30 (19%)
  • Cyclist8 (5.1%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2016 (10%)
  • 21 to 2515 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3520 (13%)
  • 36 to 4517 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (19%)
  • 56 to 6519 (12%)
  • 66 to 7513 (8.3%)
  • Over 7511 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider83 (53%)
  • Passenger43 (28%)
  • Pedestrian30 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (85%)
  • Motorcycle8 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2016.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2016

Clydebank Central, West Dunbartonshire, G81 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dunbartonshire in 2016, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2016: 28, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82283524
2ndA814182306
3rdA8014131801
4thB8576610
5thA8135700
6thA8985601
7thA8114400
8thA8103501
9thA8121100
10thB8141101
11thB8301200

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2016

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2016: 50.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2016

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2016: 55.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2016, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years