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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1993, and 624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1992 (402), and casualties rose from 603.

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

Collisions in 1993
394
Down 2% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
624
Up 3% on 1992
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1993

2.5% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1993 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious11730%
  • Slight26768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious16026%
  • Slight45172%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1993 is highlighted, with 394, down 2% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (8.1%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday74 (19%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.9%)
  • February35 (8.9%)
  • March28 (7.1%)
  • April16 (4.1%)
  • May33 (8.4%)
  • June37 (9.4%)
  • July39 (9.9%)
  • August39 (9.9%)
  • September35 (8.9%)
  • October33 (8.4%)
  • November23 (5.8%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (57%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (28%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp211 (54%)
  • Dry148 (38%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.6%)
  • Snow15 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph100 (25%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph278 (71%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (70%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist18 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2085 (14%)
  • 21 to 25107 (17%)
  • 26 to 35126 (20%)
  • 36 to 4579 (13%)
  • 46 to 5565 (10%)
  • 56 to 6554 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (51%)
  • Passenger247 (40%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (78%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Minibus7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 1993.

Collisions
227th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
119th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1993

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1993: 85, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8385131221
2ndA8144467111
3rdA823173113
4thA852553110
5thA815233009
6thA816182515
7thA828122104
8thB832101202
9thB83391304
10thA84471122
11thA8467703
12thB8425702
13thA8194702
14thA8854502
15thB80254700
16thA8473302
17thA8483501
18thB8363401
19thA8802801
20thA8862301

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1993

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1993: 20.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1993

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1993: 72.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1993, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years