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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2015, and 320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2014 (193), and casualties rose from 255.

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

Collisions in 2015
226
Up 17% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
320
Up 25% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2015

2.7% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious3515%
  • Slight18582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious5116%
  • Slight26382%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2015 is highlighted, with 226, up 17% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (11%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (12%)
  • February17 (7.5%)
  • March18 (8%)
  • April11 (4.9%)
  • May23 (10%)
  • June19 (8.4%)
  • July27 (12%)
  • August26 (12%)
  • September15 (6.6%)
  • October13 (5.8%)
  • November17 (7.5%)
  • December14 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (25%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp106 (47%)
  • Dry97 (43%)
  • Snow12 (5.3%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (28%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph149 (66%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (62%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2022 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3549 (15%)
  • 36 to 4544 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6554 (17%)
  • 66 to 7541 (13%)
  • Over 7523 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (65%)
  • Passenger94 (29%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle32 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

How Argyll and Bute ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2015.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2015

Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, PA23 7HW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Argyll and Bute in 2015, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2015

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2015: 48, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA834891111
2ndA82203620
3rdA85202117
4thA816151912
5thA814141601
6thA815131803
7thA8468801
8thA8187700
9thA8855800
10thB8425700
11thA8284500
12thA8193401
13thB80243300
14thB8363501
15thA80032300
16thA8442201
17thA8472300
18thA8862200
19thB8332200
20thB8432300

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2015

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2015: 15.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2015

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2015: 30.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2015, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years