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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 78 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2022, and 118 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2021 (93), and casualties fell from 126.

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

Collisions in 2022
78
Down 16% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
118
Down 6% on 2021
Fatal collisions
8
10% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2022

10% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2022 were fatal and 42% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal810%
  • Serious3342%
  • Slight3747%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal119.3%
  • Serious4740%
  • Slight6051%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2022 is highlighted, with 78, down 16% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 78
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (9%)
  • Tuesday11 (14%)
  • Wednesday9 (12%)
  • Thursday10 (13%)
  • Friday14 (18%)
  • Saturday12 (15%)
  • Sunday15 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (5.1%)
  • February5 (6.4%)
  • March6 (7.7%)
  • April2 (2.6%)
  • May10 (13%)
  • June10 (13%)
  • July7 (9%)
  • August11 (14%)
  • September9 (12%)
  • October2 (2.6%)
  • November6 (7.7%)
  • December6 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight66 (85%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds54 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry45 (58%)
  • Wet or damp28 (36%)
  • Snow4 (5.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph15 (19%)
  • 50 mph3 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph59 (76%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway76 (97%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant77 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (14%)
  • Pedestrian6 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist5 (4.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2010 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2513 (11%)
  • 26 to 3519 (16%)
  • 36 to 4514 (12%)
  • 46 to 5521 (18%)
  • 56 to 6519 (16%)
  • 66 to 7510 (8.5%)
  • Over 757 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider75 (64%)
  • Passenger37 (31%)
  • Pedestrian6 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car83 (61%)
  • Motorcycle18 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 2022.

Collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2022

Oban South and the Isles, Argyll and Bute, PA34 4HX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Argyll and Bute in 2022, with 3 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2022

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2022: 15, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA83152117
2ndA85131906
3rdA8281814
4thA81671003
5thA8143312
6thA8153520
7thA8173301
8thA8182201
9thA8192201
10thA8282611
11thA8492200
12thA80031101
13thA8441301
14thA8461100
15thA8471101
16thB80251101
17thB8361201
18thB8421100
19thB8451310
20thB8811200

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2022

Helensburgh and Oban had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2022, with 3 each.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2022

G83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2022: 10.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2022, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2022.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years