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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1980, and 701 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were up 44% on 1979 (308), and casualties rose from 475.

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

Collisions in 1980
444
Up 44% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
701
Up 48% on 1979
Fatal collisions
25
5.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1980

5.6% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1980 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal255.6%
  • Serious16838%
  • Slight25157%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal284%
  • Serious25036%
  • Slight42360%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1980 is highlighted, with 444, up 44% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (11%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday78 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (5.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4.3%)
  • February21 (4.7%)
  • March20 (4.5%)
  • April17 (3.8%)
  • May41 (9.2%)
  • June49 (11%)
  • July53 (12%)
  • August70 (16%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October37 (8.3%)
  • November37 (8.3%)
  • December35 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other23 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (50%)
  • Wet or damp192 (43%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5%)
  • Snow10 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (32%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph251 (57%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway432 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (14%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20159 (23%)
  • 21 to 25121 (17%)
  • 26 to 35115 (16%)
  • 36 to 4579 (11%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.6%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (50%)
  • Passenger283 (40%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car457 (68%)
  • Motorcycle84 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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

How Argyll and Bute ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1980.

Collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1980

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1980: 77, including 5 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8377129529
2ndA8144058116
3rdA853270410
4thA8153043313
5thA822850610
6thA816223116
7thA828122606
8thB832122104
9thA885101001
10thA84691413
11thA81981314
12thB8337904
13thA8446603
14thA88061306
15thA8475702
16thA8495501
17thB8425812
18thA8863302
19thB80733301
20thB8363300

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1980

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1980: 27.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1980

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1980: 64.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years