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PA35 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in the PA35 postcode district, Argyll and Bute, from 1979 to 2025, and 471 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 100 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
284
2,525th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
471
1.66 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
14 people killed
Serious collisions
100
144 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PA35

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal144.9%
  • Serious10035%
  • Slight17060%

What the data shows

  • PA35 had 27 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 60% fewer than the 68 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 40% of collisions in PA35 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 32 children under 16 were killed or injured in PA35, 6.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 61% of collisions in PA35.

Where PA35 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,525th
Most casualties
2,501st
Most fatal collisions
2,302nd
Most serious collisions
2,460th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (19%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (12%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday37 (13%)
  • Saturday49 (17%)
  • Sunday44 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph17 (6%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph247 (87%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (27%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant351 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (4%)
  • Pedestrian14 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Cyclist3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PA35 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PA35, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PA35 peaked at 14 in 2006; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202448
202334
202224
202123
202011
201922
201855
201722
201649
201533
201444
201347
201211
201146
20101014
20091120
20081111
200767
20061421
200555
20041419
20031019
200234
200156
2000915
199959
1998815
199737
1996612
199522
1994915
199322
19921017
19911030
1990612
1989913
1988918
1987719
19861012
19851014
19841015
1983510
19821025
198148
1980712
197912

Map of recent crashes in PA35

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PA35

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PA35

The 24 most recent collisions in PA35 happened between 25 September 2016 and 26 May 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PA35

The A85 has the most collisions in PA35, 214 of 284 (75%), followed by the B845 (17).

Collisions in PA35 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA852143551172
2ndB845172317
3rdB84081704
4thA95603
5thA874704

Council areas covering PA35

Collisions in PA35 were recorded in 3 council areas. Argyll and Bute has 278 of 284 (98%).

Collisions in PA35 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArgyll and Bute2784591496
2ndHighland3903
3rdPerth and Kinross3301