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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2008, and 436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2007 (268), and casualties rose from 373.

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

Collisions in 2008
288
Up 7% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
436
Up 17% on 2007
Fatal collisions
10
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2008

3.5% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2008 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.5%
  • Serious7827%
  • Slight20069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious11025%
  • Slight31372%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2008 is highlighted, with 288, up 7% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday40 (14%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.6%)
  • February24 (8.3%)
  • March18 (6.3%)
  • April19 (6.6%)
  • May27 (9.4%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August30 (10%)
  • September22 (7.6%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November16 (5.6%)
  • December24 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (27%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp164 (57%)
  • Dry105 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph79 (27%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph187 (65%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2054 (12%)
  • 21 to 2542 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3558 (13%)
  • 36 to 4579 (18%)
  • 46 to 5562 (14%)
  • 56 to 6555 (13%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.7%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (56%)
  • Passenger169 (39%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (75%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 2008.

Collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2008

Helensburgh Central, Argyll and Bute, G84 8UW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Argyll and Bute in 2008, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2008

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2008: 64, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8364115218
2ndA85344918
3rdA82304548
4thA814182705
5thA816172405
6thA815131906
7thA844121203
8thA82891402
9thA88591002
10thA8195712
11thA8174601
12thA8494701
13thB8334611
14thB8364800
15thB8424601
16thA8463502
17thB8403701
18thA8182401
19thA8472510
20thA8061200

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2008

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2008: 14.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2008

G83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2008: 43.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2008, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years