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PA21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 71 road traffic collisions in the PA21 postcode district, Argyll and Bute, from 1979 to 2025, and 93 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 26 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 24 August 2022.

Collisions since 1979
71
2,671st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
93
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
26
31 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
24 Aug 2022
Busiest year
1986
4 collisions

Road collision statistics for PA21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal22.8%
  • Serious2637%
  • Slight4361%

What the data shows

  • PA21 had 6 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 13 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 39% of collisions in PA21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in PA21 are between noon and 3pm, with 28% of collisions.
  • 15 children under 16 were killed or injured in PA21, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where PA21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,671st
Most casualties
2,674th
Most fatal collisions
2,634th
Most serious collisions
2,647th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (5.6%)
  • Tuesday7 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday7 (9.9%)
  • Thursday5 (7%)
  • Friday12 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (31%)
  • Sunday14 (20%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight53 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway70 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph22 (31%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph47 (66%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds46 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (24%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other1 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant62 (67%)
  • Cyclist10 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian7 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PA21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PA21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PA21 peaked at 4 in 1986; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202300
202211
202115
202000
201922
201800
201700
201623
201523
201400
201311
201223
201111
201022
200922
200800
200724
200611
200523
200411
200300
200234
200100
200011
199934
199800
199733
199611
199533
199422
199311
199200
199133
199000
198923
198833
198711
198645
198534
198445
198333
198245
198122
198011
197927

Map of recent crashes in PA21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PA21

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PA21

The 24 most recent collisions in PA21 happened between 8 June 2002 and 24 August 2022.

Severity

Crashes by road in PA21

The B8000 has the most collisions in PA21, 25 of 71 (35%), followed by the A8003 (24).

Collisions in PA21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB80002529212
2ndA8003243107

Council area for PA21

PA21 is in Argyll and Bute, where police recorded 14,301 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PA21 accounts for 0.5% of them.