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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1986, and 665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1985 (515), and casualties fell from 772.

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

Collisions in 1986
458
Down 11% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
665
Down 14% on 1985
Fatal collisions
14
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1986

3.1% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1986 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.1%
  • Serious17538%
  • Slight26959%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.4%
  • Serious23135%
  • Slight41863%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1986 is highlighted, with 458, down 11% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (10%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (12%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (17%)
  • Sunday68 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7%)
  • February27 (5.9%)
  • March47 (10%)
  • April29 (6.3%)
  • May29 (6.3%)
  • June38 (8.3%)
  • July55 (12%)
  • August52 (11%)
  • September47 (10%)
  • October42 (9.2%)
  • November33 (7.2%)
  • December27 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (57%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (28%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp227 (50%)
  • Dry192 (42%)
  • Frost or ice25 (5.5%)
  • Snow10 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (37%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph264 (58%)
  • 70 mph9 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway440 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant412 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (10%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant36 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20124 (19%)
  • 21 to 25119 (18%)
  • 26 to 35103 (15%)
  • 36 to 4592 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.4%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (54%)
  • Passenger248 (37%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car503 (67%)
  • Motorcycle63 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1986.

Collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1986

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1986: 70, including 3 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8370121331
2ndA8145179217
3rdA824573218
4thA853549311
5thA8153248115
6thA816243807
7thB833141813
8thA819122215
9thA846101403
10thB832101604
11thA88591006
12thA8288902
13thA84451001
14thA8804401
15thB8424402
16thA8483403
17thA8493312
18thB80423302
19thB80733302
20thB8433401

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1986

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1986: 40.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1986

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1986: 93.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1986, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years