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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2018, and 207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (174), and casualties fell from 250.

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

Collisions in 2018
156
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
207
Down 17% on 2017
Fatal collisions
8
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2018

5.1% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2018 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal85.1%
  • Serious4227%
  • Slight10668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.9%
  • Serious4823%
  • Slight15173%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2018 is highlighted, with 156, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 156
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (12%)
  • Tuesday23 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday28 (18%)
  • Friday23 (15%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (28%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (8.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.1%)
  • February7 (4.5%)
  • March4 (2.6%)
  • April8 (5.1%)
  • May20 (13%)
  • June13 (8.3%)
  • July24 (15%)
  • August14 (9%)
  • September14 (9%)
  • October19 (12%)
  • November13 (8.3%)
  • December9 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (58%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (27%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp75 (48%)
  • Dry71 (46%)
  • Snow6 (3.8%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph44 (28%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph97 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant135 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (16%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2016 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2510 (4.8%)
  • 26 to 3527 (13%)
  • 36 to 4531 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (16%)
  • 56 to 6535 (17%)
  • 66 to 7524 (12%)
  • Over 7514 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider143 (69%)
  • Passenger51 (25%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car171 (68%)
  • Motorcycle35 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (6)

How Argyll and Bute ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2018.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2018

Oban South and the Isles, Argyll and Bute, PA34 4HX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Argyll and Bute in 2018, with 7 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2018

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2018: 35, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA83355126
2ndA82242938
3rdA85151908
4thA816101110
5thA81581404
6thA82881104
7thA8144502
8thB8334400
9thA8463301
10thA8853301
11thB8443400
12thA8182511
13thA8442401
14thB8422200
15thA8171100
16thA8191101
17thA8861100
18thB80251101
19thB80421100
20thB80731400

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2018

Oban had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2018: 9.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2018

G83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2018: 27.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2018, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years