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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1979, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,301 collisions in Argyll and Bute.

Collisions in 1979
308
Casualties in 1979
475
Fatal collisions
18
5.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1979

5.8% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1979 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal185.8%
  • Serious10233%
  • Slight18861%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal245.1%
  • Serious13729%
  • Slight31466%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1979 is highlighted, with 308.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday44 (14%)
  • Saturday61 (20%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (4.2%)
  • February18 (5.8%)
  • March20 (6.5%)
  • April29 (9.4%)
  • May34 (11%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July43 (14%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October15 (4.9%)
  • November14 (4.5%)
  • December21 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (6.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp145 (47%)
  • Dry139 (45%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5.5%)
  • Snow7 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph85 (28%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph192 (62%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (13%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)
  • Van occupant31 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Cyclist8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 20117 (25%)
  • 21 to 2567 (14%)
  • 26 to 3568 (14%)
  • 36 to 4556 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.1%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (47%)
  • Passenger194 (41%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car291 (67%)
  • Motorcycle48 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1979

Map of the last 7 crashes of 1979 in Argyll and Bute

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  • 7 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Argyll and Bute ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 1979.

Collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
287th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1979

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1979: 67, including 5 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8367103520
2ndA816304428
3rdA85275138
4thA8152134011
5thA82131612
6thA885131703
7thA844112013
8thA828101512
9thA8146801
10thA81961311
11thB8426813
12thA8415703
13thA8464913
14thA8494811
15thA80033302
16thA8453301
17thA8483301
18thA8803302
19thA8863702
20thB8403500

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1979

Oban had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1979: 6.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1979

PA29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1979: 12.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1979, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years