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B878 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 30 collisions on the B878 from 1979 to 2020, with 42 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 7 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B878 was on 19 April 2020.

Collisions since 1979
30
4,903rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
42
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
7
7 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
19 Apr 2020
Busiest year
1986
3 collisions

Crash severity on the B878

None of the 30 collisions on the B878 were fatal, and 23% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2020

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious723%
  • Slight2377%

Where the B878 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,903rd
Most casualties
4,867th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,768th

B878 accidents by year

Collisions on the B878 peaked at 3 in 1986, and none have been recorded since 2020.

Collisions and casualties on the B878, 1979 to 2020

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202011
201900
201800
201711
201600
201500
201411
201300
201200
201111
201013
200900
200800
200711
200600
200500
200400
200300
200222
200123
200011
199900
199811
199711
199611
199511
199411
199311
199200
199100
199012
198912
198813
198714
198634
198500
198411
198311
198211
198100
198000
197934

When crashes happen on the B878

Saturday has the most collisions on the B878 (7), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (6).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (17%)
  • Tuesday4 (13%)
  • Wednesday4 (13%)
  • Thursday3 (10%)
  • Friday3 (10%)
  • Saturday7 (23%)
  • Sunday4 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (10%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (6.7%)
  • 6am to 9am2 (6.7%)
  • 9am to noon5 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm5 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm6 (20%)
  • 6pm to 9pm4 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight3 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (3.3%)
  • April4 (13%)
  • May6 (20%)
  • July2 (6.7%)
  • August3 (10%)
  • September5 (17%)
  • October2 (6.7%)
  • November3 (10%)
  • December4 (13%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight20 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B878 crashes

On the B878, 67% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 57% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph20 (67%)
  • 50 mph1 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds22 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry17 (57%)
  • Wet or damp11 (37%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (3.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway29 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B878 crashes

Car occupants make up 64% of the people killed or injured on the B878, followed by cyclists (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant27 (64%)
  • Cyclist6 (14%)
  • Pedestrian4 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (2.4%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (2.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car34 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (4.1%)
  • Minibus1 (2%)
  • Motorcycle1 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (12%)
  • 16 to 2015 (36%)
  • 21 to 257 (17%)
  • 26 to 355 (12%)
  • 36 to 453 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 551 (2.4%)
  • 56 to 651 (2.4%)
  • 66 to 751 (2.4%)
  • Over 752 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider22 (52%)
  • Passenger16 (38%)
  • Pedestrian4 (9.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B878

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B878

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B878 crashes by council area

Of the 30 collisions on the B878, 29 were in Argyll and Bute.

Collisions on the B878 in each area, 1979 to 2020
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArgyll and Bute294007

B878 crashes by town

Of the 30 collisions on the B878, 15 were in the built-up area of Rothesay.

Latest recorded crashes on the B878

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B878, from 30 April 1984 to 19 April 2020.

Severity