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Campbeltown road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, from 1979 to 2025, and 311 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 83 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
275
1,637th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
311
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
83
91 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Campbeltown

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious8330%
  • Slight19169%

What the data shows

  • Campbeltown had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 35 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in Campbeltown were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 106 children under 16 were killed or injured in Campbeltown, 34% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Campbeltown.

Where Campbeltown ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,637th
Most casualties
1,775th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,275th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (17%)
  • Tuesday28 (10%)
  • Wednesday27 (9.8%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (21%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph267 (97%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian147 (47%)
  • Car occupant81 (26%)
  • Cyclist42 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (11%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Campbeltown road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Campbeltown, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Campbeltown peaked at 17 in 1981; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202325
202211
202100
202022
201900
201833
201733
201622
201533
201444
201333
201225
201155
201023
200922
200877
200711
2006612
20051011
2004710
2003915
200267
200133
200066
199977
199855
199788
199633
199589
19941011
199377
199288
199189
199066
198977
19881112
198755
19861417
19851414
19841112
19831517
19821010
19811718
198089
197911

Map of recent crashes in Campbeltown

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Campbeltown

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Campbeltown

The 24 most recent collisions in Campbeltown happened between 21 October 2013 and 13 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Campbeltown

The A83 has the most collisions in Campbeltown, 105 of 275 (38%), followed by the B842 (48).

Collisions in Campbeltown on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA83105121139
2ndB8424858011
3rdA8188903

Council area for Campbeltown

Campbeltown is in Argyll and Bute, where police recorded 14,301 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Campbeltown accounts for 1.9% of them.

Postcode district for Campbeltown

All 275 collisions in Campbeltown were in the PA28 postcode district.