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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1981, and 678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1980 (444), and casualties fell from 701.

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

Collisions in 1981
459
Up 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
678
Down 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1981

1.5% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1981 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious17237%
  • Slight28061%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious23234%
  • Slight43764%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1981 is highlighted, with 459, up 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday85 (19%)
  • Sunday62 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7%)
  • February27 (5.9%)
  • March31 (6.8%)
  • April39 (8.5%)
  • May38 (8.3%)
  • June32 (7%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August62 (14%)
  • September50 (11%)
  • October36 (7.8%)
  • November34 (7.4%)
  • December28 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (5.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other17 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp205 (45%)
  • Dry204 (44%)
  • Snow24 (5.2%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph161 (35%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph253 (55%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway449 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant398 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (16%)
  • Pedestrian82 (12%)
  • Van occupant38 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20168 (25%)
  • 21 to 25108 (16%)
  • 26 to 35100 (15%)
  • 36 to 4569 (10%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8%)
  • 56 to 6555 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (50%)
  • Passenger257 (38%)
  • Pedestrian82 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car466 (67%)
  • Motorcycle96 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1981

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1981 in Argyll and Bute

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Argyll and Bute ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1981.

Collisions
211th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1981

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1981: 71, including 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8371108032
2ndA8144960119
3rdA823755116
4thA8152949110
5thA852947014
6thA816274508
7thB833142002
8thA885111805
9thB842111605
10thA82871413
11thA84971002
12thA84661104
13thA8445603
14thA8485702
15thB8365601
16thA8454501
17thA8193701
18thA8863301
19thB80733301
20thA80032200

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1981

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1981: 43.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1981

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1981: 95.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1981, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years