Skip to main content
CrashStats

PA23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,385 road traffic collisions in the PA23 postcode district, Argyll and Bute, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,978 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 496 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,385
2,012th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,978
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
29
31 people killed
Serious collisions
496
617 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PA23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal292.1%
  • Serious49636%
  • Slight86062%

What the data shows

  • PA23 had 107 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 53% fewer than the 226 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 38% of collisions in PA23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 288 children under 16 were killed or injured in PA23, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 57% of collisions in PA23.

Where PA23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,012th
Most casualties
2,005th
Most fatal collisions
1,875th
Most serious collisions
1,499th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday185 (13%)
  • Tuesday183 (13%)
  • Wednesday192 (14%)
  • Thursday205 (15%)
  • Friday233 (17%)
  • Saturday212 (15%)
  • Sunday175 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,005 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit233 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting141 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,316 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph843 (61%)
  • 40 mph112 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph421 (30%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds877 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds357 (26%)
  • Raining with high winds76 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Other33 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,264 (64%)
  • Pedestrian289 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist89 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant72 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant43 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PA23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PA23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PA23 peaked at 79 in 1985; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251316
202468
20231023
202247
2021712
202067
20191426
20181419
20172028
20161316
20152536
20141317
20132229
20122028
20111721
20102238
20092534
20082433
20073050
20062836
20052639
20042630
20032636
20022737
20012847
20003143
19992947
19982434
19972127
19963453
19953137
19943054
19933549
19924566
19914150
19904866
19895778
19884264
19875077
19865371
19857999
19846077
19834247
198272119
19816097
19803144
197946

Map of recent crashes in PA23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PA23

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PA23

The 24 most recent collisions in PA23 happened between 19 July 2023 and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PA23

The A815 has the most collisions in PA23, 625 of 1,385 (45%), followed by the A885 (227).

Collisions in PA23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA81562592421245
2ndA885227312479
3rdB83686136022
4thA88065100127
5thB8042344407
6thA773500

Council areas covering PA23

Collisions in PA23 were recorded in 2 council areas. Argyll and Bute has 1,380 of 1,385 (99.6%).

Collisions in PA23 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArgyll and Bute1,3801,96829495
2ndSouth Ayrshire3500

Towns in PA23

Collisions in PA23 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Dunoon (533) and Sandbank (115).