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B8000 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 37 collisions on the B8000 from 1980 to 2019, with 47 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 16 serious, and 2 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the B8000 was on 30 August 2019.

Collisions since 1980
37
4,794th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
47
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
16
19 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
30 Aug 2019
Busiest year
1982
3 collisions

Crash severity on the B8000

On the B8000, 5.4% of collisions were fatal and 43% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2019

  • Fatal25.4%
  • Serious1643%
  • Slight1951%

Where the B8000 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,794th
Most casualties
4,817th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,250th

B8000 accidents by year

Collisions on the B8000 peaked at 3 in 1982, and none have been recorded since 2019.

Collisions and casualties on the B8000, 1980 to 2019

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201911
201800
201700
201611
201500
201400
201300
201200
201111
201022
200911
200800
200712
200600
200511
200422
200300
200222
200122
200000
199900
199800
199711
199600
199500
199422
199311
199212
199122
199000
198924
198826
198711
198623
198522
198411
198311
198234
198111
198011

When crashes happen on the B8000

Sunday has the most collisions on the B8000 (10), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (11).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (5.4%)
  • Tuesday3 (8.1%)
  • Wednesday4 (11%)
  • Thursday4 (11%)
  • Friday7 (19%)
  • Saturday7 (19%)
  • Sunday10 (27%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (8.1%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am1 (2.7%)
  • 9am to noon8 (22%)
  • Noon to 3pm11 (30%)
  • 3pm to 6pm8 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm2 (5.4%)
  • 9pm to midnight4 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (2.7%)
  • February3 (8.1%)
  • March2 (5.4%)
  • April4 (11%)
  • May4 (11%)
  • June9 (24%)
  • July4 (11%)
  • August3 (8.1%)
  • September4 (11%)
  • November2 (5.4%)
  • December1 (2.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight29 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B8000 crashes

On the B8000, 68% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 49% on a wet or damp road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph12 (32%)
  • 60 mph25 (68%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds23 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (32%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.7%)
  • Other1 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp18 (49%)
  • Dry16 (43%)
  • Frost or ice3 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway37 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B8000 crashes

Car occupants make up 62% of the people killed or injured on the B8000, followed by motorcyclists (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant29 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (13%)
  • Pedestrian4 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist3 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (2.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car34 (63%)
  • Motorcycle6 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 154 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 207 (15%)
  • 21 to 253 (6.4%)
  • 26 to 357 (15%)
  • 36 to 4510 (21%)
  • 56 to 655 (11%)
  • 66 to 756 (13%)
  • Over 752 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider22 (47%)
  • Passenger21 (45%)
  • Pedestrian4 (8.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B8000

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B8000

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B8000 crashes by council area

Of the 37 collisions on the B8000, 36 were in Argyll and Bute.

Collisions on the B8000 in each area, 1980 to 2019
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArgyll and Bute3646216

Latest recorded crashes on the B8000

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B8000, from 13 February 1988 to 30 August 2019.

Severity