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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 55 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2023, and 62 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 41% on 2022 (39), and casualties rose from 53.

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

Collisions in 2023
55
Up 41% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
62
Up 17% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
55% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2023

1.8% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2023 were fatal and 55% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.8%
  • Serious3055%
  • Slight2444%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.6%
  • Serious3048%
  • Slight3150%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 55, up 41% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 55
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (25%)
  • Tuesday3 (5.5%)
  • Wednesday8 (15%)
  • Thursday6 (11%)
  • Friday7 (13%)
  • Saturday10 (18%)
  • Sunday7 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (9.1%)
  • February3 (5.5%)
  • March1 (1.8%)
  • April6 (11%)
  • May7 (13%)
  • June3 (5.5%)
  • July1 (1.8%)
  • August9 (16%)
  • September6 (11%)
  • October1 (1.8%)
  • November6 (11%)
  • December7 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight35 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds43 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.8%)
  • Other1 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry35 (64%)
  • Wet or damp18 (33%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph31 (56%)
  • 40 mph5 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (13%)
  • 70 mph6 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway35 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (31%)
  • Roundabout3 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant29 (47%)
  • Pedestrian20 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (15%)
  • Cyclist2 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (3.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 153 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 203 (4.8%)
  • 26 to 3516 (26%)
  • 36 to 458 (13%)
  • 46 to 555 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6510 (16%)
  • 66 to 757 (11%)
  • Over 756 (9.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider35 (56%)
  • Pedestrian20 (32%)
  • Passenger7 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car66 (78%)
  • Motorcycle9 (11%)
  • Bus or coach2 (2.4%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (2.4%)
  • Minibus1 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 2023.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2023

Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire, G81 6NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dunbartonshire in 2023, with 5 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2023: 14, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82141606
2ndA81181105
3rdA8147704
4thA8104403
5thB8573303
6thA80141100
7thA8121101
8thA8131200
9thA8981101
10thB8301100

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2023

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2023: 18.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2023

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2023: 24.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2023, none were fatal and 15 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years