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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1990, and 776 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989, and casualties fell from 796.

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

Collisions in 1990
499
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
776
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
15
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1990

3% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1990 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153%
  • Serious13627%
  • Slight34870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.4%
  • Serious17623%
  • Slight58175%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1990 is highlighted, with 499, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (11%)
  • Wednesday62 (12%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday77 (15%)
  • Saturday87 (17%)
  • Sunday72 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.4%)
  • February37 (7.4%)
  • March36 (7.2%)
  • April34 (6.8%)
  • May47 (9.4%)
  • June47 (9.4%)
  • July45 (9%)
  • August55 (11%)
  • September58 (12%)
  • October43 (8.6%)
  • November39 (7.8%)
  • December31 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight367 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (58%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (29%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp266 (53%)
  • Dry195 (39%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.4%)
  • Snow12 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (31%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph307 (62%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant553 (71%)
  • Pedestrian71 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist23 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20132 (17%)
  • 21 to 25118 (15%)
  • 26 to 35155 (20%)
  • 36 to 4594 (12%)
  • 46 to 5578 (10%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.7%)
  • Over 7521 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (49%)
  • Passenger328 (42%)
  • Pedestrian71 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car615 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.9%)
  • Minibus17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 1990.

Collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
168th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1990

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1990: 90, including 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8390147028
2ndA8144761110
3rdA854494413
4thA824272413
5thA816314709
6thA8152432011
7thA828203217
8thB832172203
9thA885111716
10thB84281204
11thA8447800
12thA84671211
13thB83371101
14thA8195902
15thA8475710
16thB80734511
17thA8573702
18thA8803802
19thA8863301
20thA8452600

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1990

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1990: 49.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1990

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1990: 109.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1990, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years