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Inverclyde road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 1982, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1981 (430), and casualties fell from 530.

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

Collisions in 1982
400
Down 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
508
Down 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 1982

2.3% of collisions in Inverclyde in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious11328%
  • Slight27870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious12625%
  • Slight37173%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 1982 is highlighted, with 400, down 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (18%)
  • Sunday56 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (5.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (8.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6%)
  • February28 (7%)
  • March31 (7.8%)
  • April39 (9.8%)
  • May33 (8.3%)
  • June25 (6.3%)
  • July25 (6.3%)
  • August51 (13%)
  • September27 (6.8%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November48 (12%)
  • December28 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (52%)
  • Wet or damp175 (44%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph342 (86%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph37 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (36%)
  • Pedestrian167 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (6.7%)
  • 6 to 1038 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20145 (29%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 3558 (11%)
  • 36 to 4543 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (40%)
  • Pedestrian167 (33%)
  • Passenger139 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car364 (63%)
  • Motorcycle103 (18%)
  • Bus or coach29 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Inverclyde

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Inverclyde ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 1982.

Collisions
262nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 1982

The A8 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 1982: 78, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA878100226
2ndA742394819
3rdA7612235011
4thA78182924
5thB788111405
6thB70546711
7thA7211100
8thB7461301
9thB7861101

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 1982

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 1982: 197.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 1982

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 1982: 144.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 1982, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years