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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1989, and 796 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1988 (441), and casualties rose from 744.

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

Collisions in 1989
499
Up 13% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
796
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1989

2% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1989 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious15431%
  • Slight33567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious22528%
  • Slight55870%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1989 is highlighted, with 499, up 13% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (12%)
  • Wednesday61 (12%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday93 (19%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.8%)
  • February36 (7.2%)
  • March34 (6.8%)
  • April30 (6%)
  • May37 (7.4%)
  • June45 (9%)
  • July57 (11%)
  • August74 (15%)
  • September39 (7.8%)
  • October38 (7.6%)
  • November44 (8.8%)
  • December31 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (27%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (6.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp270 (54%)
  • Dry201 (40%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3%)
  • Snow9 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph159 (32%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (2%)
  • 60 mph298 (60%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway477 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant550 (69%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20138 (17%)
  • 21 to 25134 (17%)
  • 26 to 35158 (20%)
  • 36 to 45101 (13%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.6%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (50%)
  • Passenger322 (40%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car624 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1989

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1989 in Argyll and Bute

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Argyll and Bute ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1989.

Collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
166th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1989

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1989: 94, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8394151228
2ndA814416237
3rdA824075215
4thA8153752019
5thA853469214
6thA816243609
7thB832162701
8thA885131405
9thB842133104
10thB833111210
11thA819101603
12thA844102103
13thA82891602
14thA84691506
15thA8497801
16thA8864603
17thA8803400
18thB8313802
19thA8452200
20thB80002401

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1989

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1989: 31.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1989

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1989: 100.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1989, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years