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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1996, and 636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1995 (329), and casualties rose from 534.

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

Collisions in 1996
374
Up 14% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
636
Up 19% on 1995
Fatal collisions
14
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1996

3.7% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1996 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.7%
  • Serious10729%
  • Slight25368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.7%
  • Serious15825%
  • Slight46172%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1996 is highlighted, with 374, up 14% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (11%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday65 (17%)
  • Sunday70 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.4%)
  • February27 (7.2%)
  • March17 (4.5%)
  • April22 (5.9%)
  • May31 (8.3%)
  • June35 (9.4%)
  • July46 (12%)
  • August40 (11%)
  • September33 (8.8%)
  • October45 (12%)
  • November32 (8.6%)
  • December22 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (46%)
  • Wet or damp173 (46%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.1%)
  • Snow7 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (32%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph236 (63%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (69%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (8%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2083 (13%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35114 (18%)
  • 36 to 4564 (10%)
  • 46 to 5570 (11%)
  • 56 to 6563 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7556 (8.8%)
  • Over 7523 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Passenger302 (47%)
  • Driver or rider286 (45%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car477 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1996

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1996 in Argyll and Bute

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Argyll and Bute ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 1996.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1996

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1996: 56, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA835688418
2ndA814487119
3rdA8242137217
4thA852950111
5thA815213236
6thA816203206
7thB832121601
8thA82891614
9thB83391301
10thB84281003
11thA84671110
12thA8195510
13thA8444401
14thA8483500
15thA8803302
16thA8472301
17thA8492200
18thA8862402
19thB8402601
20thB8812201

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1996

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1996: 24.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1996

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1996: 79.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1996, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years