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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2005, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2004 (297), and casualties rose from 430.

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

Collisions in 2005
323
Up 9% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
463
Up 8% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2005

2.8% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2005 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious6520%
  • Slight24977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious7717%
  • Slight37781%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2005 is highlighted, with 323, up 9% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.2%)
  • February21 (6.5%)
  • March18 (5.6%)
  • April28 (8.7%)
  • May29 (9%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August32 (9.9%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October28 (8.7%)
  • November21 (6.5%)
  • December23 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp168 (52%)
  • Dry150 (46%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph95 (29%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph208 (64%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (71%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist9 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2070 (15%)
  • 21 to 2547 (10%)
  • 26 to 3583 (18%)
  • 36 to 4583 (18%)
  • 46 to 5569 (15%)
  • 56 to 6544 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.5%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (59%)
  • Passenger148 (32%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (76%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 2005.

Collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2005

Helensburgh Central, Argyll and Bute, G84 8UW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Argyll and Bute in 2005, with 27 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2005

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2005: 64, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8364103210
2ndA816274003
3rdA85273717
4thA82253525
5thA814202716
6thA828142604
7thB832121502
8thA81591311
9thA8176904
10thB802451004
11thB83651102
12thA8854500
13thA8864400
14thB8424801
15thA8443501
16thA8463600
17thA8493400
18thA8192200
19thA8482201
20thB80732200

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2005

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2005: 36.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2005

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2005: 55.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2005, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years