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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1984, and 581 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1983 (430), and casualties fell from 617.

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

Collisions in 1984
411
Down 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
581
Down 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1984

1.5% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1984 were fatal and 36% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious14636%
  • Slight25963%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious18632%
  • Slight38767%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1984 is highlighted, with 411, down 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (17%)
  • Sunday57 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.3%)
  • February18 (4.4%)
  • March32 (7.8%)
  • April28 (6.8%)
  • May26 (6.3%)
  • June44 (11%)
  • July39 (9.5%)
  • August52 (13%)
  • September36 (8.8%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November28 (6.8%)
  • December30 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (27%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (5.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (51%)
  • Wet or damp167 (41%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.6%)
  • Snow14 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (41%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph209 (51%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (58%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (10%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20113 (19%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 35113 (19%)
  • 36 to 4570 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (48%)
  • Passenger218 (38%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (69%)
  • Motorcycle61 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 1984.

Collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1984

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1984: 64, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA836495222
2ndA8143949014
3rdA853666013
4thA823156013
5thA8162540012
6thA8152128110
7thA844121405
8thA885121716
9thB832111603
10thA8286611
11thB8366702
12thA8195612
13thB8335601
14thA8804402
15thA8453301
16thA8463902
17thA8473401
18thA8863301
19thB80423300
20thB8423301

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1984

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1984: 27.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1984

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1984: 64.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1984.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years