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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1992, and 603 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1991 (477), and casualties fell from 737.

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

Collisions in 1992
402
Down 16% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
603
Down 18% on 1991
Fatal collisions
13
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1992

3.2% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1992 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.2%
  • Serious11829%
  • Slight27167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious16928%
  • Slight42170%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1992 is highlighted, with 402, down 16% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (11%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (12%)
  • Friday57 (14%)
  • Saturday77 (19%)
  • Sunday66 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7%)
  • February22 (5.5%)
  • March32 (8%)
  • April38 (9.5%)
  • May33 (8.2%)
  • June47 (12%)
  • July35 (8.7%)
  • August38 (9.5%)
  • September29 (7.2%)
  • October35 (8.7%)
  • November35 (8.7%)
  • December30 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (25%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp226 (56%)
  • Dry145 (36%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5.5%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (29%)
  • 40 mph28 (7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph251 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (70%)
  • Pedestrian66 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (4%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20105 (17%)
  • 21 to 25113 (19%)
  • 26 to 35128 (21%)
  • 36 to 4566 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5%)
  • Over 7519 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (53%)
  • Passenger220 (36%)
  • Pedestrian66 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (76%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.3%)
  • Minibus9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 1992.

Collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1992

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1992: 62, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8362107221
2ndA855281015
3rdA814486707
4thA823453313
5thA8152546014
6thA816192416
7thA828122015
8thB833101201
9thB83291412
10thA88581002
11thA84451000
12thA8194603
13thA8454403
14thA8464401
15thB8364701
16thB8424502
17thA8483701
18thB8313510
19thB8442200
20thA8031101

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1992

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1992: 27.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1992

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1992: 76.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1992, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years