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Inverclyde road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 1985, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1984, and casualties rose from 478.

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

Collisions in 1985
402
Level with 1984
Casualties in 1985
500
Up 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 1985

1% of collisions in Inverclyde in 1985 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious12030%
  • Slight27869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious13026%
  • Slight36673%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 1985 is highlighted, with 402, level with 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (11%)
  • Friday82 (20%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (6.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (35%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.7%)
  • February27 (6.7%)
  • March35 (8.7%)
  • April33 (8.2%)
  • May25 (6.2%)
  • June35 (8.7%)
  • July32 (8%)
  • August46 (11%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October36 (9%)
  • November33 (8.2%)
  • December37 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (53%)
  • Wet or damp179 (45%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph349 (87%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph27 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (18%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (41%)
  • Pedestrian156 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (6.4%)
  • 6 to 1047 (9.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2089 (18%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (14%)
  • 36 to 4547 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.6%)
  • Over 7517 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (36%)
  • Passenger165 (33%)
  • Pedestrian156 (31%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (69%)
  • Motorcycle81 (13%)
  • Bus or coach37 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 1985.

Collisions
246th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 1985

The A8 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 1985: 58, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA85876212
2ndA785682116
3rdA7702733010
4thA761192506
5thB705481104
6thB7887904
7thB7865502
8thA7473301
9thA7422300
10thA761101
11thA8141401
12thB70591100
13thB7781101

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 1985

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 1985: 194.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 1985

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 1985: 136.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years