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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 515 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1985, and 772 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 198 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 1984 (411), and casualties rose from 581.

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

Collisions in 1985
515
Up 25% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
772
Up 33% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
198
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1985

1.6% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1985 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious19838%
  • Slight30960%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious25733%
  • Slight50766%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1985 is highlighted, with 515, up 25% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (12%)
  • Friday83 (16%)
  • Saturday102 (20%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (5.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.8%)
  • February29 (5.6%)
  • March34 (6.6%)
  • April52 (10%)
  • May43 (8.3%)
  • June35 (6.8%)
  • July65 (13%)
  • August75 (15%)
  • September50 (9.7%)
  • October40 (7.8%)
  • November33 (6.4%)
  • December29 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (9.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (56%)
  • Raining, no high winds168 (33%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (5%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp266 (52%)
  • Dry214 (42%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.9%)
  • Snow11 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph205 (40%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph287 (56%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway500 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (63%)
  • Pedestrian94 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (8.4%)
  • Minibus occupant32 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1053 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20118 (15%)
  • 21 to 25133 (17%)
  • 26 to 35119 (15%)
  • 36 to 4586 (11%)
  • 46 to 5573 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6567 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.8%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (45%)
  • Passenger331 (43%)
  • Pedestrian94 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car579 (71%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.7%)
  • Minibus12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 1985.

Collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
156th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1985

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1985: 77, including 1 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8377137127
2ndA8144775015
3rdA824679121
4thA8163658116
5thA8153445217
6thA853349115
7thA885162009
8thA819152603
9thA828131902
10thA844131306
11thB832101705
12thB83391303
13thB8427903
14thA8806904
15thA94502
16thA80033300
17thB8363302
18thA8462300
19thA8472202
20thB80002200

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1985

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1985: 43.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1985

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1985: 91.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years