Dumbarton road traffic accidents
Dumbarton recorded 589 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 711 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 104 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 60% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 104
- Casualties
- 711
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 104
- Casualties
- 711
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Dumbarton
Roads in Dumbarton
Postcode districts in Dumbarton
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Dumbarton
Road collision statistics for Dumbarton
Collisions recorded
589
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
711
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
104
18.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Dumbarton
Collisions in Dumbarton are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.2% of the total), with 25.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
72.8% of recorded collisions in Dumbarton happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Dumbarton have produced 711 casualties. Pedestrians account for 30.9% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 60 collisions, Monday 92 collisions, Tuesday 74 collisions, Wednesday 84 collisions, Thursday 96 collisions, Friday 107 collisions, Saturday 76 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 440 collisions, Darkness 149 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 429 collisions, Dual carriageway 118 collisions, Roundabout 28 collisions, One way street 6 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 11 collisions, 30 mph 485 collisions, 40 mph 84 collisions, 60 mph 5 collisions, 70 mph 4 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 456 collisions, Raining no high winds 98 collisions, Raining + high winds 16 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions, Snowing no high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 321 casualties, Passenger 170 casualties, Pedestrian 220 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Dumbarton
How many road accidents have there been in Dumbarton?
589 collisions have been recorded in Dumbarton in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 711 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Dumbarton were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 104 were serious — 18.3% of all recorded collisions in Dumbarton resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Dumbarton?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Dumbarton, accounting for 18.2% of them, and 25.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Dumbarton happen on?
72.8% of collisions in Dumbarton are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Dumbarton?
Pedestrians make up 30.9% of the 711 casualties recorded in Dumbarton.
Is road safety in Dumbarton getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Dumbarton fell 60% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Dumbarton come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Dumbarton cover 1999 to 2025.