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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 208 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2013, and 304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2012 (211), and casualties rose from 297.

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

Collisions in 2013
208
Down 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
304
Up 2% on 2012
Fatal collisions
9
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2013

4.3% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.3%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight16177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.6%
  • Serious5117%
  • Slight24280%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2013 is highlighted, with 208, down 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (16%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday35 (17%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.7%)
  • February13 (6.3%)
  • March10 (4.8%)
  • April12 (5.8%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June30 (14%)
  • July24 (12%)
  • August17 (8.2%)
  • September15 (7.2%)
  • October18 (8.7%)
  • November10 (4.8%)
  • December20 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (25%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (49%)
  • Wet or damp92 (44%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (25%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph149 (72%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.9%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.3%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (2%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2037 (12%)
  • 21 to 2531 (10%)
  • 26 to 3543 (14%)
  • 36 to 4542 (14%)
  • 46 to 5549 (16%)
  • 56 to 6546 (15%)
  • 66 to 7524 (7.9%)
  • Over 7514 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (63%)
  • Passenger104 (34%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car249 (75%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2013.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2013

Helensburgh Central, Argyll and Bute, G84 8UW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Argyll and Bute in 2013, with 5 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2013

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2013: 48, including 5 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA83487956
2ndA82234102
3rdA815172003
4thA85173124
5thA816152005
6thA8146901
7thA8286812
8thB8336700
9thB8425611
10thA8444402
11thB8814400
12thA8183400
13thA8193401
14thA8462200
15thA8472201
16thA8492200
17thB8362400
18thA80031100
19thA8171400
20thA8321100

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2013

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2013: 10.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2013

G83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2013: 26.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2013, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years