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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 97 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2024, and 146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2023 (105), and casualties fell from 170.

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

Collisions in 2024
97
Down 8% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
146
Down 14% on 2023
Fatal collisions
7
7.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
45% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2024

7.2% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2024 were fatal and 45% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal77.2%
  • Serious4445%
  • Slight4647%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74.8%
  • Serious5437%
  • Slight8558%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2024 is highlighted, with 97, down 8% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 97
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (11%)
  • Tuesday16 (16%)
  • Wednesday9 (9.3%)
  • Thursday18 (19%)
  • Friday13 (13%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (10%)
  • February5 (5.2%)
  • March5 (5.2%)
  • April7 (7.2%)
  • May10 (10%)
  • June8 (8.2%)
  • July16 (16%)
  • August11 (11%)
  • September8 (8.2%)
  • October6 (6.2%)
  • November4 (4.1%)
  • December7 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight71 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds60 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (7.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Other4 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry55 (57%)
  • Wet or damp37 (38%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (2.1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph31 (32%)
  • 40 mph5 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph57 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (15%)
  • Pedestrian8 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist6 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2019 (13%)
  • 21 to 2510 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 3530 (21%)
  • 36 to 459 (6.2%)
  • 46 to 5520 (14%)
  • 56 to 6524 (16%)
  • 66 to 7512 (8.2%)
  • Over 7516 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (68%)
  • Passenger39 (27%)
  • Pedestrian8 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car109 (69%)
  • Motorcycle21 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 2024.

Collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2024

Oban South and the Isles, Argyll and Bute, PA34 4HX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Argyll and Bute in 2024, with 5 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2024

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2024: 14, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA83141736
2ndA85132036
3rdA82101506
4thA8166713
5thA81551204
6thA84451001
7thA8144702
8thB8424501
9thB8442401
10thA8171201
11thA8191400
12thA8281101
13thA8461201
14thA8471100
15thA8481100
16thA8851200
17thA8861100
18thB80241100
19thB8331100
20thB8401101

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2024

Helensburgh had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2024: 6.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2024

G83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2024: 13.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2024, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years