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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1983, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (458), and casualties fell from 742.

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

Collisions in 1983
430
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
617
Down 17% on 1982
Fatal collisions
15
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1983

3.5% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1983 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.5%
  • Serious16639%
  • Slight24958%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious21435%
  • Slight38863%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1983 is highlighted, with 430, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday55 (13%)
  • Saturday80 (19%)
  • Sunday65 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (7.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.4%)
  • February21 (4.9%)
  • March29 (6.7%)
  • April37 (8.6%)
  • May35 (8.1%)
  • June39 (9.1%)
  • July56 (13%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September47 (11%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November19 (4.4%)
  • December28 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (53%)
  • Wet or damp181 (42%)
  • Snow12 (2.8%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph144 (33%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph242 (56%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (16%)
  • Pedestrian77 (12%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7%)
  • 16 to 20123 (20%)
  • 21 to 25106 (17%)
  • 26 to 3589 (14%)
  • 36 to 4557 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6553 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.6%)
  • Over 7521 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (50%)
  • Passenger233 (38%)
  • Pedestrian77 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (67%)
  • Motorcycle82 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3.6%)
  • Minibus9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1983.

Collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1983

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1983: 79, including 1 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8379116132
2ndA8145684519
3rdA823971119
4thA8152630313
5thA8162132012
6thA85203216
7thB833122125
8thA828101613
9thA84491004
10thB8316904
11thA8855602
12thA8865603
13thB8405500
14thA8464804
15thB8324802
16thB8424901
17thB8363501
18thA8472401
19thA872301
20thA8802201

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1983

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1983: 28.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1983

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1983: 83.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1983, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years