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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 280 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2009, and 384 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2008 (288), and casualties fell from 436.

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

Collisions in 2009
280
Down 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
384
Down 12% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2009

1.4% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2009 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious6624%
  • Slight21075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7219%
  • Slight30880%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2009 is highlighted, with 280, down 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (8.9%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (20%)
  • Sunday41 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.5%)
  • February18 (6.4%)
  • March19 (6.8%)
  • April21 (7.5%)
  • May20 (7.1%)
  • June26 (9.3%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August41 (15%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October19 (6.8%)
  • November20 (7.1%)
  • December15 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (5.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (30%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp160 (57%)
  • Dry106 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph79 (28%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph190 (68%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Cyclist7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2063 (16%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4565 (17%)
  • 46 to 5557 (15%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.9%)
  • Over 7523 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (61%)
  • Passenger125 (33%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car358 (78%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.4%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2009.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2009

Helensburgh Central, Argyll and Bute, G84 8UW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Argyll and Bute in 2009, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2009

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2009: 59, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA835983118
2ndA85345406
3rdA816263006
4thA82234216
5thA814182401
6thA815172407
7thA8855600
8thB8325500
9thB8425900
10thA8284412
11thA8464901
12thA8474501
13thB8333602
14thA8182200
15thA8442200
16thA8492200
17thA8802300
18thB8362201
19thA8171101
20thA8191101

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2009

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2009: 16.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2009

G83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2009: 31.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2009, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years