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Inverclyde road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 1979, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,556 collisions in Inverclyde.

Collisions in 1979
392
Casualties in 1979
492
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 1979

2.6% of collisions in Inverclyde in 1979 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious10928%
  • Slight27370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious12125%
  • Slight36173%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 1979 is highlighted, with 392.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (11%)
  • Wednesday47 (12%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday79 (20%)
  • Saturday71 (18%)
  • Sunday39 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.6%)
  • February28 (7.1%)
  • March33 (8.4%)
  • April24 (6.1%)
  • May18 (4.6%)
  • June48 (12%)
  • July30 (7.7%)
  • August35 (8.9%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October32 (8.2%)
  • November39 (9.9%)
  • December39 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (5.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other23 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (50%)
  • Wet or damp168 (43%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.1%)
  • Snow11 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph343 (88%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph24 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (16%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian184 (37%)
  • Car occupant165 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (3%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1039 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20106 (22%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3571 (14%)
  • 36 to 4549 (10%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6543 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.7%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian184 (37%)
  • Driver or rider182 (37%)
  • Passenger126 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car361 (64%)
  • Motorcycle66 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach33 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 1979

Map of the last 7 crashes of 1979 in Inverclyde

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  • 7 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Inverclyde ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 1979.

Collisions
259th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 1979

The A8 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 1979: 88, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA888113325
2ndA78344026
3rdA742304105
4thA761212719
5thB70546601
6thB7886700
7thB7863610
8thA7372201
9thA8142301
10thB7792200
11thA831200
12thB7611101
13thB7781100
14thB7801101

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 1979

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 1979: 18.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 1979

PA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 1979: 27.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 1979, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years