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PA32 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 668 road traffic collisions in the PA32 postcode district, Argyll and Bute, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,052 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 206 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
668
2,338th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,052
1.57 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
35 people killed
Serious collisions
206
299 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PA32

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal314.6%
  • Serious20631%
  • Slight43165%

What the data shows

  • PA32 had 39 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 77% fewer than the 168 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 35% of collisions in PA32 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 94 children under 16 were killed or injured in PA32, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 66% of collisions in PA32.

Where PA32 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,338th
Most casualties
2,302nd
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
2,221st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (16%)
  • Tuesday79 (12%)
  • Wednesday83 (12%)
  • Thursday88 (13%)
  • Friday102 (15%)
  • Saturday97 (15%)
  • Sunday109 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight539 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting119 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway653 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph48 (7.2%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph591 (88%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds398 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds192 (29%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant802 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)48 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant45 (4.3%)
  • Pedestrian36 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Cyclist6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PA32 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PA32, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PA32 peaked at 32 in 1988; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202336
202222
202134
202066
201934
201834
201766
201699
20151822
20141221
20131722
20121620
20111420
20101929
20091619
20081519
20072125
20062021
20051723
20041116
20031418
20021623
20011825
20001227
19991730
19981834
19972129
19961016
19951844
1994810
19931523
19921116
19912340
19902441
19892650
19883255
19872546
19861628
19852347
19841940
19831924
19821324
1981812
19802036
1979712

Map of recent crashes in PA32

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PA32

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PA32

The 24 most recent collisions in PA32 happened between 18 January 2018 and 23 May 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PA32

The A83 has the most collisions in PA32, 564 of 668 (84%), followed by the A819 (67).

Collisions in PA32 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8356489826162
2ndA81967103330
3rdA815122016
4thB80003401

Council areas covering PA32

Collisions in PA32 were recorded in 2 council areas. Argyll and Bute has 658 of 668 (99%).

Collisions in PA32 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArgyll and Bute6581,03931201
2ndWestmorland and Furness81103