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Inverclyde road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 1984, and 478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1983 (371), and casualties rose from 434.

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

Collisions in 1984
402
Up 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
478
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 1984

1.2% of collisions in Inverclyde in 1984 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious11328%
  • Slight28471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious12426%
  • Slight34973%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 1984 is highlighted, with 402, up 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (5.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (4.2%)
  • February20 (5%)
  • March27 (6.7%)
  • April44 (11%)
  • May35 (8.7%)
  • June38 (9.5%)
  • July46 (11%)
  • August31 (7.7%)
  • September31 (7.7%)
  • October26 (6.5%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December44 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (59%)
  • Wet or damp156 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph345 (86%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph28 (7%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (33%)
  • Pedestrian155 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (9.2%)
  • 6 to 1048 (10%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20107 (22%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3549 (10%)
  • 36 to 4537 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (38%)
  • Pedestrian155 (32%)
  • Passenger139 (29%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (63%)
  • Motorcycle89 (15%)
  • Bus or coach46 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1984.

Collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 1984

The A8 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 1984: 75, including 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA87590024
2ndA783342011
3rdA742213018
4thA770202804
5thA761141504
6thB788101007
7thA775602
8thB70545500
9thB7862300
10thA821100
11thB7891100

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 1984

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 1984: 195.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 1984

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 1984: 141.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years