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PA38 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in the PA38 postcode district, Argyll and Bute, from 1980 to 2025, and 352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 67 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
213
2,560th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
352
1.65 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
20 people killed
Serious collisions
67
94 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PA38

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal167.5%
  • Serious6731%
  • Slight13061%

What the data shows

  • PA38 had 21 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 53% fewer than the 45 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 39% of collisions in PA38 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in PA38 are between noon and 3pm, with 26% of collisions.
  • 22 children under 16 were killed or injured in PA38, 6.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where PA38 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,560th
Most casualties
2,548th
Most fatal collisions
2,259th
Most serious collisions
2,539th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (11%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday40 (19%)
  • Saturday35 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph193 (91%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (27%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant253 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (12%)
  • Van occupant14 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Pedestrian6 (1.7%)
  • Cyclist4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PA38 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PA38, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in PA38 peaked at 12 in 2005; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202413
202312
202214
202134
202011
201955
201845
201734
201622
201533
201423
201337
201236
201156
201011
200946
20081013
200758
2006913
20051220
200455
200369
200235
2001817
200011
199934
1998610
199757
199647
199537
199422
1993916
1992715
199158
19901016
1989612
1988813
198700
19861017
1985816
198445
1983711
198239
1981714
1980510

Map of recent crashes in PA38

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PA38

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PA38

The 24 most recent collisions in PA38 happened between 9 April 2015 and 15 April 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in PA38

Of the 213 collisions in PA38, 187 were on the A828.

Collisions in PA38 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8281873181655

Council areas covering PA38

Collisions in PA38 were recorded in 2 council areas. Argyll and Bute has 174 of 213 (82%).

Collisions in PA38 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArgyll and Bute1742801453
2ndHighland3972214