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PA29 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 657 road traffic collisions in the PA29 postcode district, Argyll and Bute, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,016 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 194 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
657
2,342nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,016
1.55 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
22 people killed
Serious collisions
194
270 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PA29

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal223.3%
  • Serious19430%
  • Slight44167%

What the data shows

  • PA29 had 66 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 133 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in PA29 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 71 children under 16 were killed or injured in PA29, 7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 61% of collisions in PA29.

Where PA29 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,342nd
Most casualties
2,316th
Most fatal collisions
2,104th
Most serious collisions
2,250th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday93 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (12%)
  • Thursday89 (14%)
  • Friday117 (18%)
  • Saturday106 (16%)
  • Sunday81 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight499 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting147 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway637 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph41 (6.2%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph603 (92%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds188 (29%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (6.1%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant781 (77%)
  • Van occupant51 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (4.5%)
  • Pedestrian40 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Cyclist11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PA29 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PA29, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PA29 peaked at 27 in 1989; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025812
202444
2023413
202256
202147
202044
2019713
20181421
2017910
2016713
20151314
201488
2013820
20121423
20111932
20101419
20092136
20081321
20071219
20061119
20051927
20041424
20032028
20021726
20011120
20002230
19991932
19981420
19972133
19961627
19952340
19941320
19932433
19921527
19912337
19901626
19892744
19882239
19871416
19861931
19851621
19841722
19831319
1982711
19811215
19801220
19791214

Map of recent crashes in PA29

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PA29

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PA29

The 24 most recent collisions in PA29 happened between 10 September 2021 and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PA29

The A83 has the most collisions in PA29, 552 of 657 (84%), followed by the B8024 (31).

Collisions in PA29 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8355286822161
2ndB80243159013
3rdB842151905
4thA8163300

Council area for PA29

PA29 is in Argyll and Bute, where police recorded 14,301 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PA29 accounts for 4.6% of them.