Skip to main content
CrashStats

Inverclyde road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 1988, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1987 (329), and casualties fell from 455.

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

Collisions in 1988
325
Down 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
396
Down 13% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 1988

2.2% of collisions in Inverclyde in 1988 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious8125%
  • Slight23773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious8922%
  • Slight30076%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 1988 is highlighted, with 325, down 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday62 (19%)
  • Saturday55 (17%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.8%)
  • February31 (9.5%)
  • March23 (7.1%)
  • April24 (7.4%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June26 (8%)
  • July24 (7.4%)
  • August31 (9.5%)
  • September27 (8.3%)
  • October27 (8.3%)
  • November30 (9.2%)
  • December30 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (51%)
  • Wet or damp144 (44%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph270 (83%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph28 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (15%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (40%)
  • Pedestrian129 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (8.1%)
  • 6 to 1041 (10%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2071 (18%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3557 (14%)
  • 36 to 4524 (6.1%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.1%)
  • Over 7520 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (40%)
  • Pedestrian129 (33%)
  • Passenger109 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (66%)
  • Bus or coach36 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 1988.

Collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 1988

The A78 and A8 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 1988, with 40 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA784045011
2ndA8405629
3rdA770233118
4thA761213206
5thB788111521
6thB70544502
7thB7863300
8thA831200
9thB7891100

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 1988

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 1988: 142.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 1988

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 1988: 110.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years