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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1982, and 742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (459), and casualties rose from 678.

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

Collisions in 1982
458
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
742
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1982

2.4% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1982 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious18039%
  • Slight26758%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious25635%
  • Slight47564%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1982 is highlighted, with 458, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (17%)
  • Wednesday54 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (11%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (4.8%)
  • February25 (5.5%)
  • March47 (10%)
  • April45 (9.8%)
  • May43 (9.4%)
  • June44 (9.6%)
  • July46 (10%)
  • August56 (12%)
  • September39 (8.5%)
  • October40 (8.7%)
  • November28 (6.1%)
  • December23 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (6.1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (46%)
  • Wet or damp205 (45%)
  • Frost or ice27 (5.9%)
  • Snow12 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph183 (40%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph232 (51%)
  • 70 mph9 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway437 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (14%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant38 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20146 (20%)
  • 21 to 25111 (15%)
  • 26 to 35122 (16%)
  • 36 to 4588 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.7%)
  • Over 7523 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (46%)
  • Passenger330 (44%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (65%)
  • Motorcycle97 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3%)
  • Minibus13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Argyll and Bute

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Argyll and Bute ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 1982.

Collisions
227th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
169th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1982

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1982: 61, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8361101332
2ndA8145683124
3rdA8154164216
4thA824175021
5thA853160111
6thA816203214
7thB833154503
8thA885102106
9thB83281405
10thB83681501
11thA84471102
12thB8427803
13thA84661104
14thA8284612
15thA8484501
16thA8804400
17thA8193301
18thB80003403
19thB80243501
20thB80733702

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1982

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1982: 38.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1982

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1982: 93.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1982, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years