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Argyll and Bute road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,301 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025, and 21,543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 494 were fatal and 4,480 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 82 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (97), and casualties fell from 146 to 116.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
14,301
91st lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
21,543
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
494
3.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
82
Down 15% on 2024

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute

3.5% of collisions in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4943.5%
  • Serious4,48031%
  • Slight9,32765%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5542.6%
  • Serious5,96828%
  • Slight15,02170%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. In 2025 there were 82, down 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 82
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202582116
202497146
2023105170
202278118
202193126
202083121
2019143208
2018156207
2017174250
2016178240
2015226320
2014193255
2013208304
2012211297
2011230316
2010275396
2009280384
2008288436
2007268373
2006310432
2005323463
2004297430
2003316473
2002289457
2001296445
2000298432
1999358563
1998343534
1997362533
1996374636
1995329534
1994369561
1993394624
1992402603
1991477737
1990499776
1989499796
1988441744
1987474756
1986458665
1985515772
1984411581
1983430617
1982458742
1981459678
1980444701
1979308475

When and where crashes happen in Argyll and Bute

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,956 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,851 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,837 (13%)
  • Thursday1,908 (13%)
  • Friday2,290 (16%)
  • Saturday2,350 (16%)
  • Sunday2,109 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59739 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59293 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,266 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,223 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,881 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,540 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,138 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,221 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January927 (6.5%)
  • February903 (6.3%)
  • March960 (6.7%)
  • April1,068 (7.5%)
  • May1,289 (9%)
  • June1,319 (9.2%)
  • July1,568 (11%)
  • August1,695 (12%)
  • September1,349 (9.4%)
  • October1,226 (8.6%)
  • November1,001 (7%)
  • December996 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,749 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,314 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,192 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,020 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,540 (25%)
  • Raining with high winds752 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds307 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds170 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds122 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist41 (0.3%)
  • Other294 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded55 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp7,040 (49%)
  • Dry6,333 (44%)
  • Frost or ice566 (4%)
  • Snow281 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep77 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph39 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph4,392 (31%)
  • 40 mph532 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph283 (2%)
  • 60 mph8,931 (62%)
  • 70 mph122 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,579 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway371 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road215 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout91 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,573 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist1,992 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian1,920 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant812 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist675 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant478 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)464 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant307 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant187 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant121 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5468 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10813 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 151,002 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 203,374 (16%)
  • 21 to 252,868 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,812 (18%)
  • 36 to 452,896 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,416 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,897 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 751,232 (5.7%)
  • Over 75764 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,523 (53%)
  • Passenger8,100 (38%)
  • Pedestrian1,920 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car16,833 (73%)
  • Motorcycle1,883 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,178 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,160 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle689 (3%)
  • Bus or coach424 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle327 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car224 (1%)
  • Minibus223 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle33 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Argyll and Bute

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 7 busiest accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

How Argyll and Bute ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had the 91st fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
91st
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
Joint 117th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
258thWyre14,48619,7902833,172
259thBroxtowe14,48419,0782142,982
260thNorth Ayrshire14,45419,6903443,911
261stArgyll and Bute (this area)14,30121,5434944,480
262ndBrentwood14,23919,5432482,719
263rdCheltenham14,15316,7471592,812
264thRother14,01319,9643453,310

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute

Helensburgh Central, Argyll and Bute, G84 8UW area is the busiest accident hotspot in Argyll and Bute, with 202 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025: 2,594, including 106 fatal and 812 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA832,5944,090106812
2ndA821,3792,44289496
3rdA851,2502,07067418
4thA8141,2241,80433351
5thA8168581,27224273
6thA8158561,27533341
7thA82833352120106
8thB8332874201166
9thB832281429468
10thA885247341485
11thA844244348672
12thA8192243491187
13thB842223329667
14thA846203306775
15thA849114175529
16thB83699159026
17thA88684114333
18thA81779114432
19thA84879109124
20thB84075124120

Towns in Argyll and Bute

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025: 979.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025: 2,348.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute

Of the latest 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity