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Inverclyde road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 1986, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1985 (402), and casualties fell from 500.

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

Collisions in 1986
389
Down 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
462
Down 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Inverclyde in 1986 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious9023%
  • Slight29476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious10022%
  • Slight35777%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 1986 is highlighted, with 389, down 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday55 (14%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (6.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.9%)
  • February27 (6.9%)
  • March28 (7.2%)
  • April36 (9.3%)
  • May31 (8%)
  • June30 (7.7%)
  • July36 (9.3%)
  • August35 (9%)
  • September32 (8.2%)
  • October34 (8.7%)
  • November37 (9.5%)
  • December36 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (52%)
  • Wet or damp173 (44%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph334 (86%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph29 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (15%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (38%)
  • Pedestrian143 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (7.6%)
  • 6 to 1034 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2076 (16%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3552 (11%)
  • 36 to 4542 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6543 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.9%)
  • Over 7519 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (40%)
  • Pedestrian143 (31%)
  • Passenger135 (29%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (67%)
  • Motorcycle65 (12%)
  • Bus or coach45 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1986.

Collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 1986

The A8 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 1986: 47, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA84767214
2ndA784156115
3rdA770334206
4thA761253205
5thB788101001
6thB70546700
7thA7422300
8thB7862200
9thA771100
10thB7611100

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 1986

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 1986: 181.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 1986

PA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 1986: 126.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years