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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 43 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2024, and 54 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2023 (55), and casualties fell from 62.

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

Collisions in 2024
43
Down 22% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
54
Down 13% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
51% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2024

4.7% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2024 were fatal and 51% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal24.7%
  • Serious2251%
  • Slight1944%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal23.7%
  • Serious2444%
  • Slight2852%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 43, down 22% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (14%)
  • Tuesday7 (16%)
  • Wednesday4 (9.3%)
  • Thursday7 (16%)
  • Friday6 (14%)
  • Saturday6 (14%)
  • Sunday7 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592 (4.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:599 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (2.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (9.3%)
  • February3 (7%)
  • March2 (4.7%)
  • April1 (2.3%)
  • May3 (7%)
  • June4 (9.3%)
  • July4 (9.3%)
  • August3 (7%)
  • September7 (16%)
  • October2 (4.7%)
  • November4 (9.3%)
  • December6 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight32 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (4.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds35 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (14%)
  • Other1 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry26 (60%)
  • Wet or damp17 (40%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph31 (72%)
  • 40 mph4 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway31 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (26%)
  • Roundabout1 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant21 (39%)
  • Pedestrian16 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (9.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist1 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 204 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 255 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 359 (17%)
  • 36 to 453 (5.6%)
  • 46 to 5511 (20%)
  • 56 to 654 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 757 (13%)
  • Over 756 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider24 (44%)
  • Pedestrian16 (30%)
  • Passenger14 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car49 (77%)
  • Motorcycle7 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.6%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 2024.

Collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2024

Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, G82 1PW area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dunbartonshire in 2024, with 7 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2024: 8, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8281205
2ndA8146812
3rdB8575602
4thA80142201
5thA8102202
6thA8112300
7thB8302200
8thA8121101
9thA8131101

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2024

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2024: 10.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2024

G82 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2024: 19.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2024, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2024.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years