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A817 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 80 collisions on the A817 from 1980 to 2025, with 115 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 32 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A817, level with 2024, with 3 casualties.

Collisions since 1980
80
4,242nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
115
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
32
38 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
Up 50% on 2024

Crash severity on the A817

On the A817, 5% of collisions were fatal and 40% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal45%
  • Serious3240%
  • Slight4455%

Where the A817 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,242nd
Most casualties
4,187th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,541st

A817 accidents by year

Collisions on the A817 peaked at 7 in 2004 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A817, 1980 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202513
202412
202322
202233
202100
202000
201923
201811
201712
201658
201511
201422
201314
201247
201144
201024
200911
200846
200735
200646
200569
200479
2003712
200233
200100
200078
199933
199833
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199200
199100
199000
198900
198800
198700
198600
198512
198400
198300
198200
198100
198012

When crashes happen on the A817

Sunday has the most collisions on the A817 (17), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (18).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (13%)
  • Tuesday14 (18%)
  • Wednesday10 (13%)
  • Thursday7 (8.8%)
  • Friday11 (14%)
  • Saturday11 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (3.8%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (2.5%)
  • 6am to 9am12 (15%)
  • 9am to noon9 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm13 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm18 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm10 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight13 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (10%)
  • February4 (5%)
  • March7 (8.8%)
  • April10 (13%)
  • May6 (7.5%)
  • June9 (11%)
  • July4 (5%)
  • August5 (6.3%)
  • September7 (8.8%)
  • October7 (8.8%)
  • November6 (7.5%)
  • December7 (8.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight54 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A817 crashes

On the A817, 89% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 53% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph3 (3.8%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph71 (89%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds52 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (2.5%)
  • Other4 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry42 (53%)
  • Wet or damp32 (40%)
  • Snow4 (5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway78 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A817 crashes

Car occupants make up 83% of the people killed or injured on the A817, followed by motorcyclists (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant95 (83%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)
  • Pedestrian1 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car91 (78%)
  • Motorcycle18 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (21%)
  • 21 to 2513 (11%)
  • 26 to 3531 (27%)
  • 36 to 4519 (17%)
  • 46 to 5513 (11%)
  • 56 to 659 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 752 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider78 (68%)
  • Passenger36 (31%)
  • Pedestrian1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A817

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A817

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A817 crashes by council area

Of the 80 collisions on the A817, 79 were in Argyll and Bute.

Collisions on the A817 in each area, 1980 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArgyll and Bute79114432

Recent crashes on the A817

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A817, from 18 November 2011 to 29 August 2025.

Severity