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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1999, and 563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1998 (343), and casualties rose from 534.

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

Collisions in 1999
358
Up 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
563
Up 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 1999

2.8% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1999 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious11733%
  • Slight23165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious16028%
  • Slight39370%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 1999 is highlighted, with 358, up 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday41 (11%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (17%)
  • Sunday52 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.9%)
  • February25 (7%)
  • March18 (5%)
  • April34 (9.5%)
  • May28 (7.8%)
  • June29 (8.1%)
  • July35 (9.8%)
  • August42 (12%)
  • September37 (10%)
  • October26 (7.3%)
  • November26 (7.3%)
  • December37 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (27%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (5.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp197 (55%)
  • Dry135 (38%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.7%)
  • Snow7 (2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph117 (33%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph222 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.1%)
  • 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 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (74%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2093 (17%)
  • 21 to 2557 (10%)
  • 26 to 35133 (24%)
  • 36 to 4580 (14%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (51%)
  • Passenger223 (40%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 1999.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 1999

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 1999: 61, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA836193324
2ndA814386509
3rdA82366229
4thA85254009
5thA8151935111
6thA816192808
7thB832133113
8thA81991314
9thA84681201
10thA82871013
11thA84471303
12thA8855603
13thB8425502
14thA8494503
15thA8173300
16thB8333511
17thA80032301
18thB8402300
19thB8812201
20thA8131200

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1999

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 1999: 27.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 1999

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 1999: 66.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 1999, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years