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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 83 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2020, and 121 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 42% on 2019 (143), and casualties fell from 208.

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

Collisions in 2020
83
Down 42% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
121
Down 42% on 2019
Fatal collisions
6
7.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2020

7.2% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2020 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal67.2%
  • Serious3137%
  • Slight4655%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal75.8%
  • Serious3831%
  • Slight7663%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2020 is highlighted, with 83, down 42% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 83
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (8.4%)
  • Tuesday15 (18%)
  • Wednesday11 (13%)
  • Thursday13 (16%)
  • Friday11 (13%)
  • Saturday18 (22%)
  • Sunday8 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (33%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (9.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (2.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (9.6%)
  • February11 (13%)
  • March4 (4.8%)
  • April4 (4.8%)
  • May6 (7.2%)
  • June4 (4.8%)
  • July5 (6%)
  • August11 (13%)
  • September17 (20%)
  • October3 (3.6%)
  • November6 (7.2%)
  • December4 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight62 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds55 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (3.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry46 (55%)
  • Wet or damp32 (39%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph24 (29%)
  • 40 mph8 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph49 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant79 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (12%)
  • Pedestrian14 (12%)
  • Van occupant7 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist3 (2.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2026 (21%)
  • 21 to 2511 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3516 (13%)
  • 36 to 4516 (13%)
  • 46 to 5520 (17%)
  • 56 to 6511 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 758 (6.6%)
  • Over 756 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider74 (61%)
  • Passenger33 (27%)
  • Pedestrian14 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car98 (71%)
  • Motorcycle13 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 and the 5 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 (5)

How Argyll and Bute ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2020.

Collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
248th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2020

Helensburgh Central, Argyll and Bute, G84 8UW area and Oban South and the Isles, Argyll and Bute, PA34 4HX area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2020, with 5 collisions each.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2020

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2020: 16, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA83162514
2ndA81571013
3rdA8167803
4thA8271113
5thA8146813
6thA8185702
7thA854904
8thB8424710
9thA8463402
10thA8192202
11thB8812201
12thA11100
13thA80031100
14thA8441100
15thA8481100
16thA8491101
17thA8851100
18thB80241310
19thB8451100
20thB8781101

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2020

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2020: 7.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2020

G84 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2020: 11.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2020, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 15 December 2020.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years