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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2017, and 250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2016 (178), and casualties rose from 240.

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

Collisions in 2017
174
Down 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
250
Up 4% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2017

2.3% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2017 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious4626%
  • Slight12471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious5422%
  • Slight19277%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2017 is highlighted, with 174, down 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 174
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (18%)
  • Wednesday18 (10%)
  • Thursday17 (9.8%)
  • Friday29 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (18%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.6%)
  • February8 (4.6%)
  • March13 (7.5%)
  • April15 (8.6%)
  • May18 (10%)
  • June18 (10%)
  • July24 (14%)
  • August17 (9.8%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October13 (7.5%)
  • November11 (6.3%)
  • December10 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds109 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (27%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp106 (61%)
  • Dry61 (35%)
  • Snow4 (2.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph44 (25%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph120 (69%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (10%)
  • Van occupant17 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Cyclist3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2023 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2535 (14%)
  • 26 to 3528 (11%)
  • 36 to 4537 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (12%)
  • 66 to 7526 (10%)
  • Over 7520 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (62%)
  • Passenger81 (32%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car221 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle23 (7.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

How Argyll and Bute ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2017.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2017

Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, PA23 7HW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Argyll and Bute in 2017, with 7 collisions.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2017

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2017: 30, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA83303917
2ndA82202216
3rdA815182616
4thA816182104
5thA85182905
6thA81491304
7thA82861000
8thB8424501
9thA8193702
10thB8333410
11thB8363401
12thA8462300
13thA84921501
14thB8812201
15thA8171200
16thA8181101
17thA8441101
18thA8481600
19thA8851100
20thA8861101

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2017

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2017: 8.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2017

G83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2017: 23.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years