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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2012, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2011 (230), and casualties fell from 316.

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

Collisions in 2012
211
Down 8% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
297
Down 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2012

1.9% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2012 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4622%
  • Slight16176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious6321%
  • Slight23077%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2012 is highlighted, with 211, down 8% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (18%)
  • Tuesday17 (8.1%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday33 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (18%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.1%)
  • February13 (6.2%)
  • March16 (7.6%)
  • April9 (4.3%)
  • May25 (12%)
  • June20 (9.5%)
  • July21 (10%)
  • August25 (12%)
  • September13 (6.2%)
  • October16 (7.6%)
  • November18 (8.5%)
  • December20 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (8.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (56%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (29%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp116 (55%)
  • Dry84 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (24%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph151 (72%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (10%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist9 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (3%)
  • 16 to 2036 (12%)
  • 21 to 2538 (13%)
  • 26 to 3530 (10%)
  • 36 to 4550 (17%)
  • 46 to 5547 (16%)
  • 56 to 6531 (10%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.1%)
  • Over 7519 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (60%)
  • Passenger100 (34%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car236 (72%)
  • Motorcycle32 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 and the 6 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 (6)

How Argyll and Bute ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 2012.

Collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2012

Helensburgh Central, Argyll and Bute, G84 8UW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Argyll and Bute in 2012, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2012

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2012: 42, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA83425629
2ndA82253609
3rdA85222916
4thA815131800
5thA816121906
6thA81491100
7thA8466702
8thA8285811
9thA8174702
10thB8424801
11thA8473400
12thB8403300
13thB8813901
14thA80032300
15thA8192300
16thA8492201
17thB80422200
18thB8332300
19thA81100
20thA8481100

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2012

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2012: 15.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2012

G83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2012: 29.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years