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A847 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 62 collisions on the A847 from 1979 to 2024, with 85 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 17 serious, and 4 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the A847 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
62
4,457th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
85
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
4 people killed
Serious collisions
17
23 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the A847

On the A847, 3.2% of collisions were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal23.2%
  • Serious1727%
  • Slight4369%

Where the A847 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,457th
Most casualties
4,434th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,187th

A847 accidents by year

Collisions on the A847 peaked at 5 in 1990; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A847, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202300
202211
202100
202000
201913
201800
201700
201611
201523
201411
201322
201234
201100
201025
200945
200825
200722
200600
200511
200411
200300
200211
200100
200011
199900
199811
199722
199623
199522
199411
199333
199200
199123
199057
198911
198800
198712
198613
198522
198434
198324
198200
198122
198057
197911

When crashes happen on the A847

Sunday has the most collisions on the A847 (11), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (17).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (15%)
  • Tuesday8 (13%)
  • Wednesday7 (11%)
  • Thursday8 (13%)
  • Friday9 (15%)
  • Saturday10 (16%)
  • Sunday11 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am5 (8.1%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (6.5%)
  • 6am to 9am6 (9.7%)
  • 9am to noon1 (1.6%)
  • Noon to 3pm12 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm17 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm7 (11%)
  • 9pm to midnight10 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (8.1%)
  • February3 (4.8%)
  • March4 (6.5%)
  • April5 (8.1%)
  • May5 (8.1%)
  • June4 (6.5%)
  • July5 (8.1%)
  • August10 (16%)
  • September5 (8.1%)
  • October8 (13%)
  • November6 (9.7%)
  • December2 (3.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight40 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (8.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A847 crashes

On the A847, 84% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 50% on a wet or damp road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph9 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph52 (84%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds35 (56%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (4.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.6%)
  • Other3 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp31 (50%)
  • Dry25 (40%)
  • Frost or ice4 (6.5%)
  • Snow2 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway58 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A847 crashes

Car occupants make up 75% of the people killed or injured on the A847, followed by van occupants (9.4%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant64 (75%)
  • Van occupant8 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian2 (2.4%)
  • Cyclist1 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car72 (77%)
  • Motorcycle7 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.1%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 152 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2018 (21%)
  • 21 to 259 (11%)
  • 26 to 3512 (14%)
  • 36 to 4514 (16%)
  • 46 to 5513 (15%)
  • 56 to 653 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 757 (8.2%)
  • Over 755 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider53 (62%)
  • Passenger30 (35%)
  • Pedestrian2 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A847

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A847

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A847 crashes by council area

All 62 collisions on the A847 were in Argyll and Bute.

Collisions on the A847 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArgyll and Bute6285217

Recent crashes on the A847

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A847, from 12 June 2002 to 12 September 2024.

Severity