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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 369 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1994, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1993 (394), and casualties fell from 624.

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

Collisions in 1994
369
Down 6% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
561
Down 10% on 1993
Fatal collisions
11
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1994

3% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1994 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113%
  • Serious15141%
  • Slight20756%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious19134%
  • Slight35964%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1994 is highlighted, with 369, down 6% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (11%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday62 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7%)
  • February26 (7%)
  • March35 (9.5%)
  • April36 (9.8%)
  • May21 (5.7%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July29 (7.9%)
  • August47 (13%)
  • September32 (8.7%)
  • October29 (7.9%)
  • November33 (8.9%)
  • December18 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (28%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp196 (53%)
  • Dry146 (40%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.6%)
  • Snow8 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (29%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph236 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (71%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5%)
  • 16 to 2098 (17%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 35119 (21%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5561 (11%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7517 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (53%)
  • Passenger207 (37%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (78%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.4%)
  • Minibus11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1994

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1994 in Argyll and Bute

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Argyll and Bute ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 1994.

Collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1994

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1994: 65, including 4 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8365104433
2ndA824469312
3rdA8143955212
4thA852744112
5thA816203108
6thA8151935012
7thB833121804
8thA82881304
9thB83281504
10thA84661413
11thA876906
12thA8856603
13thA8444401
14thA8484601
15thB8403402
16thB8423502
17thA8192200
18thA8452200
19thB80002202
20thB80242201

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1994

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1994: 26.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1994

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1994: 76.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1994, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years