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Cardross road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 123 road traffic collisions in Cardross, Argyll and Bute, from 1980 to 2025, and 181 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
123
2,550th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
181
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
31
36 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Cardross

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious3125%
  • Slight8972%

What the data shows

  • Cardross had 10 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 12 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in Cardross were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 40 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cardross, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 50% of collisions in Cardross.

Where Cardross ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,550th
Most casualties
2,409th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,285th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (13%)
  • Tuesday10 (8.1%)
  • Wednesday24 (20%)
  • Thursday22 (18%)
  • Friday18 (15%)
  • Saturday24 (20%)
  • Sunday9 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight83 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph108 (88%)
  • 60 mph14 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds81 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant127 (70%)
  • Pedestrian28 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cardross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardross, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Cardross peaked at 8 in 1991; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202322
202211
202100
202000
201924
201800
201722
201626
201548
201423
201311
201200
201100
201025
200911
200811
200712
200600
200545
200411
200345
200234
200136
200022
199956
199833
199748
1996511
199545
199423
199322
199233
199188
199022
198956
198858
1987810
1986810
1985411
198448
198344
198258
198122
198013

Map of recent crashes in Cardross

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cardross

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cardross

The 24 most recent collisions in Cardross happened between 14 November 2005 and 21 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cardross

Of the 123 collisions in Cardross, 110 were on the A814.

Collisions in Cardross on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA814110163328

Council areas covering Cardross

Collisions in Cardross were recorded in 2 council areas. Argyll and Bute has 120 of 123 (98%).

Collisions in Cardross by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArgyll and Bute120174331
2ndWest Dunbartonshire3700

Postcode district for Cardross

All 123 collisions in Cardross were in the G82 postcode district.