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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2004, and 430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2003 (316), and casualties fell from 473.

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

Collisions in 2004
297
Down 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
430
Down 9% on 2003
Fatal collisions
14
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2004

4.7% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2004 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.7%
  • Serious7525%
  • Slight20870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.5%
  • Serious9622%
  • Slight31974%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2004 is highlighted, with 297, down 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (10%)
  • Thursday33 (11%)
  • Friday53 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.4%)
  • February17 (5.7%)
  • March11 (3.7%)
  • April25 (8.4%)
  • May35 (12%)
  • June27 (9.1%)
  • July20 (6.7%)
  • August40 (13%)
  • September35 (12%)
  • October26 (8.8%)
  • November18 (6.1%)
  • December24 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (4.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (25%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp155 (52%)
  • Dry122 (41%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5.7%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph69 (23%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph212 (71%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (10%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2049 (11%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3568 (16%)
  • 36 to 4589 (21%)
  • 46 to 5552 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.6%)
  • Over 7514 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (58%)
  • Passenger150 (35%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (76%)
  • Motorcycle44 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.9%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

How Argyll and Bute ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2004.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2004

Helensburgh Central, Argyll and Bute, G84 8UW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Argyll and Bute in 2004, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2004

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2004: 51, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA835178312
2ndA854672313
3rdA82284628
4thA815192207
5thA816173125
6thA814141904
7thA81981003
8thA8177913
9thA8287710
10thA84461100
11thB8426700
12thB8325601
13thA8464401
14thB8404402
15thA8483310
16thA8863502
17thB8333300
18thA8852200
19thB80002200
20thB80242600

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2004

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2004: 16.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2004

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2004: 38.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years