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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1987, and 756 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1986 (458), and casualties rose from 665.

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

Collisions in 1987
474
Up 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
756
Up 14% on 1986
Fatal collisions
18
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1987

3.8% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1987 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.8%
  • Serious15232%
  • Slight30464%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.5%
  • Serious21128%
  • Slight52670%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1987 is highlighted, with 474, up 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (11%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.9%)
  • February26 (5.5%)
  • March38 (8%)
  • April29 (6.1%)
  • May35 (7.4%)
  • June37 (7.8%)
  • July68 (14%)
  • August66 (14%)
  • September52 (11%)
  • October46 (9.7%)
  • November23 (4.9%)
  • December26 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (51%)
  • Wet or damp204 (43%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.8%)
  • Snow10 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (34%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph279 (59%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway456 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (1.9%)
  • 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 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (64%)
  • Pedestrian83 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant40 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist22 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20133 (18%)
  • 21 to 25116 (15%)
  • 26 to 35126 (17%)
  • 36 to 4575 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5573 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6564 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7547 (6.2%)
  • Over 7521 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (45%)
  • Passenger332 (44%)
  • Pedestrian83 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (73%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2%)
  • Minibus11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 1987.

Collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1987

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1987: 70, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA837098222
2ndA8145584219
3rdA824996315
4thA854069317
5thA8162846011
6thA815246007
7thB833151805
8thB832121301
9thA844112213
10thA819101712
11thA88591303
12thA8466914
13thB84061104
14thA8495820
15thB8365701
16thB8425601
17thA8483401
18thB8313400
19thB8433602
20thA782501

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1987

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1987: 25.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1987

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1987: 85.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1987, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years