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PA27 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 162 road traffic collisions in the PA27 postcode district, Argyll and Bute, from 1979 to 2025, and 238 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 63 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
162
2,604th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
238
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
63
83 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PA27

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal53.1%
  • Serious6339%
  • Slight9458%

What the data shows

  • PA27 had 8 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 72% fewer than the 29 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 42% of collisions in PA27 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 13 children under 16 were killed or injured in PA27, 5.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 67% of collisions in PA27.

Where PA27 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,604th
Most casualties
2,600th
Most fatal collisions
2,533rd
Most serious collisions
2,549th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (10%)
  • Tuesday19 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday21 (13%)
  • Saturday34 (21%)
  • Sunday23 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph12 (7.4%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph142 (88%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (56%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (31%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant164 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (8%)
  • Van occupant17 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian7 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.7%)
  • Cyclist3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PA27 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PA27, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PA27 peaked at 9 in 1998; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202311
202200
202111
202012
201900
201812
201723
201612
201511
201423
201311
201222
201122
201034
200956
200847
200734
200668
200533
200422
200345
200222
200177
2000810
199911
1998913
199757
199657
199535
199457
199356
199237
199188
199046
1989711
1988510
1987420
198634
198555
198438
198355
1982815
198122
198079
197923

Map of recent crashes in PA27

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PA27

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PA27

The 24 most recent collisions in PA27 happened between 19 January 2009 and 14 December 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in PA27

The A815 has the most collisions in PA27, 104 of 162 (64%), followed by the A886 (30).

Collisions in PA27 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA815104157441
2ndA8863043013
3rdB800071203

Council areas covering PA27

Collisions in PA27 were recorded in 2 council areas. Argyll and Bute has 152 of 162 (94%).

Collisions in PA27 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArgyll and Bute152227562
2ndWestmorland and Furness5601