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Inverclyde road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 1981, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 1980 (347), and casualties rose from 448.

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

Collisions in 1981
430
Up 24% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
530
Up 18% on 1980
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 1981

0.5% of collisions in Inverclyde in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious10224%
  • Slight32676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious11021%
  • Slight41879%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 1981 is highlighted, with 430, up 24% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (10%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday87 (20%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (8.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.1%)
  • February29 (6.7%)
  • March39 (9.1%)
  • April39 (9.1%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June34 (7.9%)
  • July32 (7.4%)
  • August33 (7.7%)
  • September46 (11%)
  • October34 (7.9%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December29 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (5.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (51%)
  • Wet or damp188 (44%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph362 (84%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph42 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (35%)
  • Pedestrian163 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (18%)
  • Cyclist37 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (5.5%)
  • 6 to 1065 (12%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20133 (25%)
  • 21 to 2566 (12%)
  • 26 to 3561 (12%)
  • 36 to 4537 (7%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (46%)
  • Pedestrian163 (31%)
  • Passenger123 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (63%)
  • Motorcycle102 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach33 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Inverclyde

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Inverclyde ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1981.

Collisions
233rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
270th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 1981

The A8 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 1981: 85, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA885105019
2ndA742475006
3rdA78253503
4thA761232909
5thB788131805
6thB70546602
7thB7864401
8thA741100
9thA7621201
10thB7681200

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 1981

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 1981: 181.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 1981

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 1981: 138.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years