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PA34 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,059 road traffic collisions in the PA34 postcode district, Argyll and Bute, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 309 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,059
2,181st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,408
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
30
32 people killed
Serious collisions
309
402 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PA34

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal302.8%
  • Serious30929%
  • Slight72068%

What the data shows

  • PA34 had 117 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 192 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in PA34 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 235 children under 16 were killed or injured in PA34, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 49% of collisions in PA34.

Where PA34 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,181st
Most casualties
2,194th
Most fatal collisions
1,849th
Most serious collisions
1,982nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (15%)
  • Tuesday136 (13%)
  • Wednesday164 (15%)
  • Thursday155 (15%)
  • Friday166 (16%)
  • Saturday147 (14%)
  • Sunday131 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight831 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway920 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road85 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph616 (58%)
  • 40 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph418 (39%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds720 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds251 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant739 (52%)
  • Pedestrian330 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (11%)
  • Cyclist87 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PA34 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PA34, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PA34 peaked at 44 in 1985; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202589
20241012
20231316
2022914
202167
2020912
20191114
20181821
20171821
20161517
20151620
201489
20131113
20122028
20111717
20102334
20092931
20081926
20073036
20061925
20052330
20042436
20031516
20021431
20012842
20001621
19992733
19983444
19972134
19963646
19952034
19943646
19931926
19923245
19912535
19903441
19893244
19882530
19874157
19862940
19854456
19843844
19833647
19824257
19812844
19802534
1979613

Map of recent crashes in PA34

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PA34

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PA34

The 24 most recent collisions in PA34 happened between 16 August 2023 and 4 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PA34

The A816 has the most collisions in PA34, 409 of 1,059 (39%), followed by the A85 (216).

Collisions in PA34 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA81640958013125
2ndA85216293668
3rdB844415719
4thA87203938

Council areas covering PA34

Collisions in PA34 were recorded in 2 council areas. Argyll and Bute has 1,044 of 1,059 (99%).

Collisions in PA34 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArgyll and Bute1,0441,38228306
2ndHighland152623

Town in PA34

Of the 1,059 collisions in PA34, 498 (47%) were in Oban.