The A82: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 230 people were killed or seriously injured in 192 collisions on the A82, making it the 45th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
192
serious or fatal collisions
230
people killed or seriously injured
20
collisions that took a life
#45
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A82 carries 365 recorded injury collisions over the period, 192 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Highland, Argyll and Bute, West Dunbartonshire, with 2 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 10% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 60 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2024 with 46 serious collisions, and the count is down 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A82
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Highland90 KSI
- Argyll and Bute33 KSI
- West Dunbartonshire30 KSI
- Glasgow City25 KSI
- Stirling14 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A82
2025: 32 (down 30.4% on the year before) · peak 46 in 2024 · -20% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A82
How many accidents happen on the A82?
Police recorded 365 injury collisions on the A82 over 2021–2025, of which 192 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 230 people killed or seriously injured, including 20 fatal collisions.
Is the A82 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 45 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 40 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A82 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Highland, Argyll and Bute, West Dunbartonshire. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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