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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1997, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1996 (374), and casualties fell from 636.

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

Collisions in 1997
362
Down 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
533
Down 16% on 1996
Fatal collisions
15
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1997

4.1% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1997 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.1%
  • Serious11131%
  • Slight23665%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious13726%
  • Slight38171%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1997 is highlighted, with 362, down 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.1%)
  • February15 (4.1%)
  • March29 (8%)
  • April27 (7.5%)
  • May36 (9.9%)
  • June28 (7.7%)
  • July52 (14%)
  • August37 (10%)
  • September28 (7.7%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November22 (6.1%)
  • December25 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (4.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (22%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (51%)
  • Wet or damp166 (46%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph107 (30%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph249 (69%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2064 (12%)
  • 21 to 2566 (12%)
  • 26 to 35122 (23%)
  • 36 to 4576 (14%)
  • 46 to 5568 (13%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.9%)
  • Over 7527 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (56%)
  • Passenger194 (36%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (77%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1997.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1997

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1997: 72, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8372109419
2ndA824373311
3rdA853562119
4thA814304305
5thA815202826
6thA816132415
7thB832121703
8thB83391102
9thA84681113
10thA82871011
11thA8447903
12thA81961004
13thB8425500
14thB80253402
15thA80032502
16thA8472200
17thA8482201
18thA8492201
19thA8852402
20thB8362200

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1997

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1997: 31.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1997

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1997: 62.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1997, 3 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years