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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1991, and 737 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1990 (499), and casualties fell from 776.

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

Collisions in 1991
477
Down 4% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
737
Down 5% on 1990
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1991

2.7% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1991 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious15432%
  • Slight31065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious20828%
  • Slight51470%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1991 is highlighted, with 477, down 4% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday93 (19%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.7%)
  • February31 (6.5%)
  • March32 (6.7%)
  • April33 (6.9%)
  • May35 (7.3%)
  • June41 (8.6%)
  • July59 (12%)
  • August55 (12%)
  • September32 (6.7%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November43 (9%)
  • December40 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp245 (51%)
  • Dry207 (43%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (29%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph293 (61%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway458 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant519 (70%)
  • Pedestrian63 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (5%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist21 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20112 (15%)
  • 21 to 25113 (15%)
  • 26 to 35164 (22%)
  • 36 to 4590 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.2%)
  • Over 7525 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (50%)
  • Passenger304 (41%)
  • Pedestrian63 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.6%)
  • Minibus13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1991.

Collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
157th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1991

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1991: 103, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA83103166326
2ndA8253103220
3rdA8144466114
4thA853773013
5thA8152129013
6thA816172416
7thA828132306
8thA844121202
9thA846121905
10thB832121913
11thB833121811
12thA885111103
13thA8865503
14thB84051201
15thA8494802
16thB8424503
17thB80733501
18thA8192200
19thA8472301
20thA8482300

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1991

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1991: 37.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1991

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1991: 91.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years