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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2000, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1999 (358), and casualties fell from 563.

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

Collisions in 2000
298
Down 17% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
432
Down 23% on 1999
Fatal collisions
13
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2000

4.4% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2000 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.4%
  • Serious10134%
  • Slight18462%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.9%
  • Serious12128%
  • Slight29468%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2000 is highlighted, with 298, down 17% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (17%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (12%)
  • Friday37 (12%)
  • Saturday53 (18%)
  • Sunday41 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7%)
  • February25 (8.4%)
  • March20 (6.7%)
  • April26 (8.7%)
  • May24 (8.1%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July38 (13%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September24 (8.1%)
  • October22 (7.4%)
  • November17 (5.7%)
  • December15 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (47%)
  • Wet or damp139 (47%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (30%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph194 (65%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2052 (12%)
  • 21 to 2540 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3594 (22%)
  • 36 to 4584 (19%)
  • 46 to 5546 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.6%)
  • Over 7515 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (61%)
  • Passenger135 (31%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car357 (73%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 2000.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2000

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2000: 44, including 5 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA834469513
2ndA853048317
3rdA822947212
4thA814264307
5thA8152126010
6thA819111601
7thB832101701
8thB842101504
9thA81681105
10thA8177821
11thB8336701
12thA8454401
13thA8464603
14thA8854802
15thB8404501
16thA8443400
17thB8313300
18thA8282201
19thA8492300
20thB8362200

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2000

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2000: 23.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2000

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2000: 59.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2000, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years