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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1995, and 534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1994 (369), and casualties fell from 561.

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

Collisions in 1995
329
Down 11% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
534
Down 5% on 1994
Fatal collisions
11
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1995

3.3% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1995 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.3%
  • Serious12739%
  • Slight19158%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious18234%
  • Slight33863%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1995 is highlighted, with 329, down 11% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (17%)
  • Sunday53 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.6%)
  • February21 (6.4%)
  • March19 (5.8%)
  • April17 (5.2%)
  • May22 (6.7%)
  • June29 (8.8%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August46 (14%)
  • September27 (8.2%)
  • October41 (12%)
  • November28 (8.5%)
  • December18 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (8.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (48%)
  • Wet or damp149 (45%)
  • Snow11 (3.3%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (34%)
  • 40 mph10 (3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph204 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2073 (14%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 35124 (23%)
  • 36 to 4562 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.1%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (50%)
  • Passenger226 (42%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (78%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 1995.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1995

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1995: 67, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8367133226
2ndA814325339
3rdA822855210
4thA852136010
5thA815192409
6thA816162509
7thB832131903
8thB83391625
9thA81961102
10thA8496803
11thA8285804
12thA8464402
13thB8364802
14thB8404701
15thA8443302
16thA8803302
17thA8853302
18thA8863401
19thB8423702
20thA8472201

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1995

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1995: 33.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1995

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1995: 68.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1995, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years