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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2003, and 473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2002 (289), and casualties rose from 457.

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

Collisions in 2003
316
Up 9% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
473
Up 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
11
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2003

3.5% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2003 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.5%
  • Serious10433%
  • Slight20164%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious12326%
  • Slight33671%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2003 is highlighted, with 316, up 9% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (11%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (11%)
  • Sunday59 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.6%)
  • February18 (5.7%)
  • March17 (5.4%)
  • April34 (11%)
  • May23 (7.3%)
  • June29 (9.2%)
  • July30 (9.5%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September31 (9.8%)
  • October25 (7.9%)
  • November25 (7.9%)
  • December27 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (48%)
  • Wet or damp147 (47%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph95 (30%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph204 (65%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (75%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2085 (18%)
  • 21 to 2548 (10%)
  • 26 to 3581 (17%)
  • 36 to 4580 (17%)
  • 46 to 5557 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.1%)
  • Over 7519 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (57%)
  • Passenger170 (36%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (78%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 7 busiest accident hotspots 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

Accident hotspots (7)

How Argyll and Bute ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 2003.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2003

Helensburgh Central, Argyll and Bute, G84 8UW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Argyll and Bute in 2003, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2003

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2003: 57, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA835789116
2ndA823143312
3rdA816233407
4thA814213006
5thA85214429
6thA815172207
7thB832111301
8thA84691202
9thA81981204
10thB84281202
11thA81771204
12thA82871004
13thA84471303
14thB83371312
15thA8493603
16thA8853702
17thA8863400
18thB8363500
19thA8452200
20thA8482302

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2003

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2003: 17.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2003

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2003: 49.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2003, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years