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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 93 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2021, and 126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2020 (83), and casualties rose from 121.

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

Collisions in 2021
93
Up 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
126
Up 4% on 2020
Fatal collisions
9
9.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2021

9.7% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2021 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal99.7%
  • Serious3740%
  • Slight4751%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal97.1%
  • Serious4637%
  • Slight7156%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2021 is highlighted, with 93, up 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 93
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (16%)
  • Tuesday16 (17%)
  • Wednesday8 (8.6%)
  • Thursday6 (6.5%)
  • Friday16 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (20%)
  • Sunday13 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (3.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (30%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (3.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (3.2%)
  • February2 (2.2%)
  • March1 (1.1%)
  • April13 (14%)
  • May8 (8.6%)
  • June9 (9.7%)
  • July10 (11%)
  • August12 (13%)
  • September15 (16%)
  • October3 (3.2%)
  • November10 (11%)
  • December7 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight76 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds75 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry57 (61%)
  • Wet or damp33 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph28 (30%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph59 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway89 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant82 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (16%)
  • Pedestrian11 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist7 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2011 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 259 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3517 (13%)
  • 36 to 4512 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5520 (16%)
  • 56 to 6515 (12%)
  • 66 to 7523 (18%)
  • Over 7511 (8.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider77 (61%)
  • Passenger38 (30%)
  • Pedestrian11 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car104 (71%)
  • Motorcycle20 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2021.

Collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2021

Helensburgh Central, Argyll and Bute, G84 7RF area and Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, PA20 0DG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2021, with 3 collisions each.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2021

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2021: 17, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA83172418
2ndA82121707
3rdA8169925
4thA856922
5thA8155812
6thB8334500
7thA8443502
8thA8142200
9thA8192201
10thA8282300
11thA8482201
12thA8862200
13thA8181201
14thA8461201
15thA8851300
16thB80731110
17thB8361101
18thB8811101

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2021

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2021: 7.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2021

G83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2021: 17.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2021, 4 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2021.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years