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Argyll and Bute road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 82 road traffic collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2025, and 116 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2024 (97), and casualties fell from 146.

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

Collisions in 2025
82
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
116
Down 21% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Argyll and Bute in 2025

6.1% of collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2025 were fatal and 44% serious, against 3.5% and 31% in Argyll and Bute from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal56.1%
  • Serious3644%
  • Slight4150%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal54.3%
  • Serious4236%
  • Slight6959%

Argyll and Bute road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Argyll and Bute, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 515 in 1985. 2025 is highlighted, with 82, down 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 82
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (26%)
  • Tuesday8 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday7 (8.5%)
  • Thursday12 (15%)
  • Friday13 (16%)
  • Saturday13 (16%)
  • Sunday8 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (6.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (8.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (8.5%)
  • February8 (9.8%)
  • March5 (6.1%)
  • April6 (7.3%)
  • May11 (13%)
  • June7 (8.5%)
  • July9 (11%)
  • August10 (12%)
  • September5 (6.1%)
  • October5 (6.1%)
  • November3 (3.7%)
  • December6 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight61 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds64 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.4%)
  • Other1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry49 (60%)
  • Wet or damp32 (39%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph29 (35%)
  • 40 mph2 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph47 (57%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway78 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69 (59%)
  • Pedestrian15 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (12%)
  • Van occupant10 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist5 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2012 (10%)
  • 21 to 2512 (10%)
  • 26 to 3515 (13%)
  • 36 to 4514 (12%)
  • 46 to 5514 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (21%)
  • 66 to 758 (6.9%)
  • Over 758 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider71 (61%)
  • Passenger30 (26%)
  • Pedestrian15 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car89 (68%)
  • Motorcycle14 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Argyll and Bute in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Argyll and Bute had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2025.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Argyll and Bute in 2025

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 2025, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in Argyll and Bute with the most crashes in 2025

The A83 had the most collisions in Argyll and Bute in 2025: 15, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Argyll and Bute, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA83152506
2ndA85102124
3rdA826703
4thA8144503
5thA8164502
6thA8153310
7thB8423511
8thA8182202
9thA8852400
10thA8171300
11thA8191110
12thA8441300
13thA8461100
14thA8491101
15thA8861100
16thB80421101
17thB80731101
18thB8331200
19thB8361200
20thB8401100

Towns in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2025

Dunoon had the most collisions of any town in Argyll and Bute in 2025: 7.

Postcode districts in Argyll and Bute: crashes in 2025

PA23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Argyll and Bute in 2025: 13.

Latest crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Argyll and Bute in 2025, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

Argyll and Bute road accidents in other years