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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 143 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2019, and 208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2018 (156), and casualties rose from 207.

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

Collisions in 2019
143
Down 8% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
208
Level with 2018
Fatal collisions
9
6.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
50% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2019

6.3% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2019 were fatal and 50% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal96.3%
  • Serious7250%
  • Slight6243%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal94.3%
  • Serious8742%
  • Slight11254%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2019 is highlighted, with 143, down 8% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 143
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (10%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday17 (12%)
  • Thursday21 (15%)
  • Friday28 (20%)
  • Saturday18 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (1.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.1%)
  • February7 (4.9%)
  • March7 (4.9%)
  • April12 (8.4%)
  • May18 (13%)
  • June14 (9.8%)
  • July15 (10%)
  • August20 (14%)
  • September14 (9.8%)
  • October5 (3.5%)
  • November8 (5.6%)
  • December10 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (85%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (28%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp75 (52%)
  • Dry65 (45%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph28 (20%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph103 (72%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (14%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2022 (11%)
  • 21 to 2511 (5.3%)
  • 26 to 3527 (13%)
  • 36 to 4531 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (16%)
  • 56 to 6532 (15%)
  • 66 to 7518 (8.7%)
  • Over 7521 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (65%)
  • Passenger61 (29%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car161 (70%)
  • Motorcycle29 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 2019.

Collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2019

Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, PA23 7HW area and Helensburgh Central, Argyll and Bute, G84 8UW area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2019, with 4 collisions each.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2019

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2019: 28, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA832837016
2ndA821925312
3rdA85131626
4thA81591705
5thA81691502
6thA81471202
7thA8194504
8thA8183602
9thB8363700
10thA8172311
11thA8282211
12thA8462501
13thA8482301
14thA8492500
15thB80732210
16thA80031101
17thA8471301
18thA8801200
19thA8851101
20thB80001101

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2019

Dunoon had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2019: 6.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2019

G83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2019: 20.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2019, 2 were fatal and 15 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2019.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years