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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 39 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2022, and 53 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2021 (43), and casualties fell from 56.

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

Collisions in 2022
39
Down 9% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
53
Down 5% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
10
26% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2022

5.1% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2022 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal25.1%
  • Serious1026%
  • Slight2769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal23.8%
  • Serious1426%
  • Slight3770%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 39, down 9% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 39
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (5.1%)
  • Tuesday7 (18%)
  • Wednesday9 (23%)
  • Thursday7 (18%)
  • Friday4 (10%)
  • Saturday7 (18%)
  • Sunday3 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914 (36%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • February2 (5.1%)
  • March4 (10%)
  • April6 (15%)
  • May2 (5.1%)
  • June2 (5.1%)
  • July6 (15%)
  • August1 (2.6%)
  • September2 (5.1%)
  • October4 (10%)
  • November7 (18%)
  • December3 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight27 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds27 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (5.1%)
  • Other1 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry21 (54%)
  • Wet or damp17 (44%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph24 (62%)
  • 40 mph5 (13%)
  • 60 mph5 (13%)
  • 70 mph5 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway29 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (26%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant25 (47%)
  • Pedestrian19 (36%)
  • Cyclist4 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2011 (21%)
  • 21 to 253 (5.7%)
  • 26 to 354 (7.5%)
  • 36 to 4510 (19%)
  • 46 to 556 (11%)
  • 56 to 656 (11%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.9%)
  • Over 754 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider25 (47%)
  • Pedestrian19 (36%)
  • Passenger9 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car53 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (3%)
  • Motorcycle2 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 2022.

Collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2022

Clydebank Central, West Dunbartonshire, G81 2TL area, Clydebank Waterfront, West Dunbartonshire, G60 5NQ area and Clydebank Waterfront, West Dunbartonshire, G81 4AG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2022, with 3 collisions each.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2022: 11, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82111922
2ndA80144602
3rdA8144403
4thA8122200
5thA8132200
6thB8572300
7thA8111301
8thB8141100

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2022

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2022: 10.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2022

G83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2022: 13.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2022, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2022.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years