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PA36 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in the PA36 postcode district, Argyll and Bute, from 1980 to 2025, and 641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 143 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
345
2,495th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
641
1.86 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
24 people killed
Serious collisions
143
215 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PA36

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal226.4%
  • Serious14341%
  • Slight18052%

What the data shows

  • PA36 had 37 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 49 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 48% of collisions in PA36 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 26 children under 16 were killed or injured in PA36, 4.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 52% of collisions in PA36.

Where PA36 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,495th
Most casualties
2,446th
Most fatal collisions
2,104th
Most serious collisions
2,365th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (11%)
  • Tuesday30 (8.7%)
  • Wednesday31 (9%)
  • Thursday34 (9.9%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (23%)
  • Sunday73 (21%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph337 (98%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (58%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (24%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (5.8%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (5.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant439 (68%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Pedestrian16 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2%)
  • Cyclist7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PA36 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PA36, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in PA36 peaked at 17 in 1985; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202547
202469
202300
202237
202133
202058
201956
201845
201722
201659
201524
201444
20131013
2012611
201159
201011
200934
2008810
200736
2006717
2005913
2004813
200379
2002913
2001710
200077
199979
1998923
1997816
1996914
199535
19941019
19931339
19921524
19911635
19901522
19891119
19881354
1987510
19861116
19851737
19841325
1983919
19821024
19811118
1980713

Map of recent crashes in PA36

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PA36

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PA36

The 24 most recent collisions in PA36 happened between 12 July 2019 and 1 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PA36

The A82 has the most collisions in PA36, 329 of 345 (95%), followed by the A827 (3).

Collisions in PA36 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8232962122137
2ndA8273302

Council areas covering PA36

Collisions in PA36 were recorded in 2 council areas. Argyll and Bute has 316 of 345 (92%).

Collisions in PA36 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArgyll and Bute31660020137
2ndHighland273716