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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1998, and 534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1997 (362), and casualties rose from 533.

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

Collisions in 1998
343
Down 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
534
Level with 1997
Fatal collisions
11
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1998

3.2% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1998 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.2%
  • Serious10932%
  • Slight22365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious15629%
  • Slight36669%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1998 is highlighted, with 343, down 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (10%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.8%)
  • February26 (7.6%)
  • March27 (7.9%)
  • April23 (6.7%)
  • May32 (9.3%)
  • June28 (8.2%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October31 (9%)
  • November24 (7%)
  • December25 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (30%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (5.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp189 (55%)
  • Dry132 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (29%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph232 (68%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2064 (12%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 35127 (24%)
  • 36 to 4572 (13%)
  • 46 to 5575 (14%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (58%)
  • Passenger185 (35%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (75%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1998.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1998

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1998: 51, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA835189315
2ndA8250105420
3rdA8142741013
4thA852640010
5thA815203018
6thA816182514
7thA844101003
8thB832101404
9thA82891506
10thA81981614
11thA84981301
12thA8856900
13thB8425700
14thA8864401
15thB8334701
16thA8463300
17thB8363502
18thA8172201
19thA8482200
20thB80422300

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1998

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1998: 22.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1998

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1998: 55.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years