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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2017, and 174 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2016 (128), and casualties rose from 156.

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

Collisions in 2017
114
Down 11% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
174
Up 12% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2017

1.8% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious2320%
  • Slight8978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2816%
  • Slight14483%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 114, down 11% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 114
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (14%)
  • Tuesday13 (11%)
  • Wednesday21 (18%)
  • Thursday16 (14%)
  • Friday21 (18%)
  • Saturday12 (11%)
  • Sunday15 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.1%)
  • February11 (9.6%)
  • March15 (13%)
  • April7 (6.1%)
  • May9 (7.9%)
  • June6 (5.3%)
  • July8 (7%)
  • August7 (6.1%)
  • September15 (13%)
  • October13 (11%)
  • November10 (8.8%)
  • December6 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight87 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry72 (63%)
  • Wet or damp36 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.5%)
  • Snow2 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph77 (68%)
  • 40 mph8 (7%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph13 (11%)
  • 70 mph8 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (18%)
  • Roundabout9 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (45%)
  • Pedestrian38 (22%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (20%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.6%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (17%)
  • 16 to 2020 (11%)
  • 21 to 2517 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3517 (9.8%)
  • 36 to 4519 (11%)
  • 46 to 5522 (13%)
  • 56 to 6519 (11%)
  • 66 to 7513 (7.5%)
  • Over 756 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider75 (43%)
  • Passenger61 (35%)
  • Pedestrian38 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car160 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle6 (3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 2017.

Collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2017

Clydebank Central, West Dunbartonshire, G81 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dunbartonshire in 2017, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2017: 20, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82202807
2ndA814162404
3rdA81171402
4thA80146903
5thA8106700
6thA8136611
7thB8576710
8thB80553300
9thA81222801
10thA8982200
11thB8302200

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2017

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2017: 38.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2017

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2017: 43.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2017, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years