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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2010, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2009 (280), and casualties rose from 384.

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

Collisions in 2010
275
Down 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
396
Up 3% on 2009
Fatal collisions
15
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2010

5.5% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2010 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal155.5%
  • Serious5018%
  • Slight21076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.8%
  • Serious6617%
  • Slight31580%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2010 is highlighted, with 275, down 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (16%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday32 (12%)
  • Saturday53 (19%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.3%)
  • February26 (9.5%)
  • March15 (5.5%)
  • April19 (6.9%)
  • May31 (11%)
  • June24 (8.7%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September22 (8%)
  • October22 (8%)
  • November20 (7.3%)
  • December15 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (48%)
  • Wet or damp108 (39%)
  • Frost or ice23 (8.4%)
  • Snow11 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph67 (24%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph192 (70%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist12 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2053 (13%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3580 (20%)
  • 36 to 4562 (16%)
  • 46 to 5558 (15%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.3%)
  • Over 7518 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (60%)
  • Passenger135 (34%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car318 (74%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 2010.

Collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2010

Helensburgh Central, Argyll and Bute, G84 8UW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Argyll and Bute in 2010, with 11 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2010

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2010: 59, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA835991312
2ndA85395038
3rdA82263526
4thA815182925
5thA814172803
6thA816172924
7thA8285800
8thB8335601
9thA8184400
10thA8854810
11thA8443500
12thB80243401
13thB8323300
14thB8403301
15thB8423401
16thA8172401
17thA8472500
18thA8862311
19thB80002200
20thB8362200

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2010

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2010: 18.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2010

G83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2010: 39.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years