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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2016, and 240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2015 (226), and casualties fell from 320.

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

Collisions in 2016
178
Down 21% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
240
Down 25% on 2015
Fatal collisions
8
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2016

4.5% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2016 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.5%
  • Serious5330%
  • Slight11766%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.8%
  • Serious6326%
  • Slight16870%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2016 is highlighted, with 178, down 21% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 178
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (20%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (31%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.2%)
  • February15 (8.4%)
  • March4 (2.2%)
  • April13 (7.3%)
  • May22 (12%)
  • June17 (9.6%)
  • July18 (10%)
  • August24 (13%)
  • September17 (9.6%)
  • October16 (9%)
  • November11 (6.2%)
  • December10 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (28%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry87 (49%)
  • Wet or damp83 (47%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph38 (21%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph131 (74%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (13%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2019 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2514 (5.8%)
  • 26 to 3526 (11%)
  • 36 to 4538 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (21%)
  • 56 to 6541 (17%)
  • 66 to 7520 (8.3%)
  • Over 7515 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (64%)
  • Passenger69 (29%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (72%)
  • Motorcycle33 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 2016.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2016

Helensburgh Central, Argyll and Bute, G84 8UW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Argyll and Bute in 2016, with 7 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2016

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2016: 35, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA83354429
2ndA821935210
3rdA85162306
4thA815131513
5thA816121515
6thA814101405
7thA8288801
8thA8175802
9thA8853300
10thB80243701
11thB8423301
12thA8182200
13thA8492300
14thB8442200
15thA8191100
16thA8461100
17thA8471100
18thA8481100
19thB80001101
20thB80731101

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2016

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2016: 11.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2016

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2016: 26.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years