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Rothesay road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, from 1979 to 2025, and 253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 53 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 21 April 2023.

Collisions since 1979
225
1,831st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
253
1.12 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
53
55 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
21 Apr 2023
Busiest year
1984
13 collisions

Road collision statistics for Rothesay

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5324%
  • Slight17076%

What the data shows

  • Rothesay had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 53% fewer than the 36 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Rothesay were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 92 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rothesay, 36% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Rothesay.

Where Rothesay ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,831st
Most casualties
1,984th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,680th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (17%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday35 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (18%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph222 (99%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (5.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian129 (51%)
  • Car occupant66 (26%)
  • Cyclist24 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rothesay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rothesay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rothesay peaked at 13 in 1984; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202311
202222
202133
202044
201922
201811
201733
201611
201533
201433
201333
201223
201144
201034
200933
200855
200755
200657
200533
200455
200378
200244
20011113
200088
199956
199855
199733
199644
199544
199488
199345
199256
199155
1990510
19891012
198855
1987915
1986710
198577
19841313
19831313
198256
198177
1980910
197911

Map of recent crashes in Rothesay

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rothesay

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rothesay

The 24 most recent collisions in Rothesay happened between 16 November 2013 and 21 April 2023.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rothesay

The A844 has the most collisions in Rothesay, 58 of 225 (26%), followed by the A845 (31).

Collisions in Rothesay on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8445871117
2ndA845313605
3rdB881191903
4thB878151705

Council area for Rothesay

Rothesay is in Argyll and Bute, where police recorded 14,301 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Rothesay accounts for 1.6% of them.

Postcode district for Rothesay

All 225 collisions in Rothesay were in the PA20 postcode district.