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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 441 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1988, and 744 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1987 (474), and casualties fell from 756.

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

Collisions in 1988
441
Down 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
744
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
14
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1988

3.2% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1988 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious14533%
  • Slight28264%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious21028%
  • Slight51970%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1988 is highlighted, with 441, down 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (12%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday83 (19%)
  • Saturday78 (18%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (8.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.7%)
  • February26 (5.9%)
  • March26 (5.9%)
  • April35 (7.9%)
  • May50 (11%)
  • June43 (9.8%)
  • July46 (10%)
  • August49 (11%)
  • September42 (9.5%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November24 (5.4%)
  • December29 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (9.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp229 (52%)
  • Dry186 (42%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.9%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (33%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph258 (59%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant467 (63%)
  • Pedestrian75 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (6%)
  • Van occupant40 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4%)
  • 16 to 20129 (17%)
  • 21 to 25143 (19%)
  • 26 to 35115 (15%)
  • 36 to 4592 (12%)
  • 46 to 5575 (10%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7%)
  • 66 to 7548 (6.5%)
  • Over 7527 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (45%)
  • Passenger332 (45%)
  • Pedestrian75 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (74%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1988.

Collisions
224th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
165th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1988

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1988: 93, including 2 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8393145233
2ndA8145693315
3rdA8243113415
4thA853370112
5thA816253817
6thA815203106
7thB833101603
8thA82891303
9thA8857813
10thA81951002
11thA88051204
12thB83251303
13thB8424602
14thB8434802
15thA8183301
16thA8443300
17thA8453301
18thA8463301
19thB8363400
20thA8862400

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1988

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1988: 37.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1988

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1988: 83.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years