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West Dunbartonshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 56 road traffic collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2025, and 69 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 30% on 2024 (43), and casualties rose from 54.

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

Collisions in 2025
56
Up 30% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
69
Up 28% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
52% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dunbartonshire in 2025

3.6% of collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2025 were fatal and 52% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in West Dunbartonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal23.6%
  • Serious2952%
  • Slight2545%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22.9%
  • Serious3145%
  • Slight3652%

West Dunbartonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dunbartonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 525 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 56, up 30% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 56
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (11%)
  • Tuesday8 (14%)
  • Wednesday13 (23%)
  • Thursday8 (14%)
  • Friday7 (13%)
  • Saturday11 (20%)
  • Sunday3 (5.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (5.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (5.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5913 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (3.6%)
  • February4 (7.1%)
  • March5 (8.9%)
  • April5 (8.9%)
  • May4 (7.1%)
  • June4 (7.1%)
  • July6 (11%)
  • August5 (8.9%)
  • September4 (7.1%)
  • October8 (14%)
  • November4 (7.1%)
  • December5 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight41 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds42 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.8%)
  • Other2 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry34 (61%)
  • Wet or damp21 (38%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph33 (59%)
  • 40 mph8 (14%)
  • 50 mph2 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph5 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph7 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway33 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (38%)
  • Roundabout2 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant37 (54%)
  • Pedestrian20 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist3 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 201 (1.4%)
  • 21 to 254 (5.8%)
  • 26 to 3515 (22%)
  • 36 to 4511 (16%)
  • 46 to 557 (10%)
  • 56 to 6510 (14%)
  • 66 to 757 (10%)
  • Over 757 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider41 (59%)
  • Pedestrian20 (29%)
  • Passenger8 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car66 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle7 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dunbartonshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Dunbartonshire had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 2025.

Collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2025

Clydebank Waterfront, West Dunbartonshire, G81 4AG area and Leven, West Dunbartonshire, G83 0LZ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in West Dunbartonshire in 2025, with 5 collisions each.

Roads in West Dunbartonshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A82 had the most collisions in West Dunbartonshire in 2025: 15, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dunbartonshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82151816
2ndA81471005
3rdA8134402
4thA80143303
5thA8113302
6thB8143701
7thA8102201
8thA8982202
9thB80551100
10thB8301300

Towns in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2025

Clydebank had the most collisions of any town in West Dunbartonshire in 2025: 17.

Postcode districts in West Dunbartonshire: crashes in 2025

G81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dunbartonshire in 2025: 22.

Latest crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dunbartonshire in 2025, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

West Dunbartonshire road accidents in other years