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Inverclyde road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,556 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025, and 13,684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 148 were fatal and 2,308 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 39 collisions, down 19% on 2024 (48), and casualties fell from 67 to 51.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
10,556
35th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
13,684
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
148
1.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
39
Down 19% on 2024

Crash severity in Inverclyde

1.4% of collisions in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1481.4%
  • Serious2,30822%
  • Slight8,10077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1571.1%
  • Serious2,58319%
  • Slight10,94480%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. In 2025 there were 39, down 19% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20253951
20244867
20233353
20223350
20213548
20204148
201997144
20187895
201791117
2016112146
2015109145
2014130186
2013120150
2012136170
2011155208
2010165205
2009146182
2008194260
2007205266
2006198268
2005172225
2004196257
2003223324
2002197284
2001232311
2000254352
1999255325
1998304398
1997321442
1996284361
1995295395
1994342435
1993280388
1992317420
1991317419
1990291387
1989324399
1988325396
1987329455
1986389462
1985402500
1984402478
1983371434
1982400508
1981430530
1980347448
1979392492

When and where crashes happen in Inverclyde

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,433 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,436 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,481 (14%)
  • Thursday1,689 (16%)
  • Friday1,784 (17%)
  • Saturday1,549 (15%)
  • Sunday1,184 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59449 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59124 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59943 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,300 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,932 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,784 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,000 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,024 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January758 (7.2%)
  • February807 (7.6%)
  • March881 (8.3%)
  • April864 (8.2%)
  • May904 (8.6%)
  • June883 (8.4%)
  • July756 (7.2%)
  • August972 (9.2%)
  • September926 (8.8%)
  • October912 (8.6%)
  • November966 (9.2%)
  • December927 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,482 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,615 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting356 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown54 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit49 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,197 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,185 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds601 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds234 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds70 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds30 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.2%)
  • Other168 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry5,523 (52%)
  • Wet or damp4,645 (44%)
  • Frost or ice287 (2.7%)
  • Snow83 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep17 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph17 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph8,743 (83%)
  • 40 mph440 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph47 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph957 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph346 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,137 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway1,677 (16%)
  • Roundabout408 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road277 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded57 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant6,971 (51%)
  • Pedestrian3,703 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist1,098 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant672 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist512 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant299 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant195 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)90 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant82 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant55 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5691 (5%)
  • 6 to 101,114 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 15941 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 202,216 (16%)
  • 21 to 251,549 (11%)
  • 26 to 352,178 (16%)
  • 36 to 451,531 (11%)
  • 46 to 551,219 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 65968 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 75756 (5.5%)
  • Over 75521 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider5,953 (44%)
  • Passenger4,028 (29%)
  • Pedestrian3,703 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car12,673 (75%)
  • Motorcycle1,145 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach809 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car575 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes552 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle542 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes340 (2%)
  • Other vehicle150 (0.9%)
  • Minibus114 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Inverclyde

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Inverclyde

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Inverclyde ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had the 35th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
35th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
314thBoston10,89415,1162421,854
315thWorcester10,72313,0191141,693
316thWest Dunbartonshire10,62713,7472222,526
317thInverclyde (this area)10,55613,6841482,308
318thCeredigion10,46315,4722312,831
319thGosport10,45212,271722,166
320thEast Cambridgeshire10,43414,9983592,545

Accident hotspots in Inverclyde

Inverclyde North, Inverclyde, PA15 1SZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Inverclyde, with 617 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes

The A8 had the most collisions in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025: 1,497, including 38 fatal and 319 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA81,4971,98438319
2ndA781,2281,78431279
3rdA7707491,04118167
4thA7615117055134
5thB788330436485
6thB7054231284253
7thA742216289454
8thB78699134127
9thA77141903
10thA81451104
11thB7685800
12thB7785502
13thB7895601
14thA704501
15thA764401
16thB7794400
17thA7373301
18thA7473301
19thA823402
20thA833500

Towns in Inverclyde

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025: 4,756.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025: 3,328.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde

Of the latest 24 crashes in Inverclyde, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The most recent was on 20 December 2025.

Severity