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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2014, and 255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2013 (208), and casualties fell from 304.

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

Collisions in 2014
193
Down 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
255
Down 16% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2014

2.6% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2014 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious4724%
  • Slight14173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious5421%
  • Slight19677%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2014 is highlighted, with 193, down 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 193
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (17%)
  • Wednesday24 (12%)
  • Thursday20 (10%)
  • Friday31 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.2%)
  • February9 (4.7%)
  • March14 (7.3%)
  • April19 (9.8%)
  • May17 (8.8%)
  • June15 (7.8%)
  • July18 (9.3%)
  • August28 (15%)
  • September18 (9.3%)
  • October17 (8.8%)
  • November12 (6.2%)
  • December16 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (6.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (51%)
  • Wet or damp86 (45%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph44 (23%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph142 (74%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (10%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2024 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2515 (5.9%)
  • 26 to 3539 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (20%)
  • 56 to 6527 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (9%)
  • Over 7512 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (64%)
  • Passenger73 (29%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (77%)
  • Motorcycle25 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 2014.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2014

Helensburgh Central, Argyll and Bute, G84 8UW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Argyll and Bute in 2014, with 5 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2014

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2014: 40, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA83405437
2ndA82233109
3rdA85212917
4thA814122202
5thA81591202
6thB83391002
7thA82881102
8thA8167902
9thA81951002
10thA8495601
11thA8444411
12thB8424400
13thA8463400
14thA8863401
15thA8172201
16thA8182401
17thB80422300
18thB80732201
19thA8471100
20thA8481100

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2014

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2014: 7.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2014

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2014: 24.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years