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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 43 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2021, and 56 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2020, and casualties rose from 53.

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

Collisions in 2021
43
Level with 2020
Casualties in 2021
56
Up 6% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
44% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2021

4.7% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2021 were fatal and 44% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal24.7%
  • Serious1944%
  • Slight2251%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal23.6%
  • Serious2138%
  • Slight3359%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 43, level with 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 43
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (16%)
  • Tuesday8 (19%)
  • Wednesday5 (12%)
  • Thursday5 (12%)
  • Friday5 (12%)
  • Saturday7 (16%)
  • Sunday6 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (9.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5912 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (4.7%)
  • February3 (7%)
  • March2 (4.7%)
  • April5 (12%)
  • May3 (7%)
  • June1 (2.3%)
  • July4 (9.3%)
  • August4 (9.3%)
  • September3 (7%)
  • October9 (21%)
  • November3 (7%)
  • December4 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight26 (60%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (40%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds36 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry29 (67%)
  • Wet or damp12 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph19 (44%)
  • 40 mph7 (16%)
  • 50 mph5 (12%)
  • 60 mph4 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway24 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (37%)
  • Roundabout3 (7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant33 (59%)
  • Pedestrian10 (18%)
  • Cyclist6 (11%)
  • Van occupant3 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (3.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 152 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 208 (14%)
  • 21 to 257 (13%)
  • 26 to 3512 (21%)
  • 36 to 4510 (18%)
  • 46 to 556 (11%)
  • 56 to 653 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 754 (7.1%)
  • Over 752 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider33 (59%)
  • Passenger13 (23%)
  • Pedestrian10 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car56 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle3 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 2021.

Collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2021

Clydebank Central, West Dunbartonshire, G81 2TL area, Clydebank Waterfront, West Dunbartonshire, G60 5LX area and Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire, G81 5JZ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2021, with 4 collisions each.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2021: 17, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82172417
2ndA8143300
3rdA8102200
4thA8982201
5thA8111201
6thB80551400
7thB8571100

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2021

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2021: 13.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2021

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2021: 15.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2021, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2021.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years