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Inverclyde road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 1989, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1988 (325), and casualties rose from 396.

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

Collisions in 1989
324
Level with 1988
Casualties in 1989
399
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 1989

0.6% of collisions in Inverclyde in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6721%
  • Slight25579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7519%
  • Slight32281%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 1989 is highlighted, with 324, level with 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (11%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday57 (18%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.7%)
  • February29 (9%)
  • March32 (9.9%)
  • April21 (6.5%)
  • May28 (8.6%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July22 (6.8%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September33 (10%)
  • October23 (7.1%)
  • November24 (7.4%)
  • December17 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (5.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (51%)
  • Wet or damp150 (46%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (84%)
  • 40 mph13 (4%)
  • 60 mph35 (11%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (12%)
  • Roundabout13 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (44%)
  • Pedestrian133 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist8 (2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (9%)
  • 6 to 1043 (11%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7%)
  • 16 to 2064 (16%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3557 (14%)
  • 36 to 4528 (7%)
  • 46 to 5532 (8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.5%)
  • Over 7518 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (37%)
  • Pedestrian133 (33%)
  • Passenger119 (30%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (73%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach30 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 1989.

Collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 1989

The A8 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 1989: 36, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8364609
2ndA7612642111
3rdA770253406
4thA78253616
5thB7054111102
6thB7886700
7thB7863301
8thA7421100
9thA761100
10thB7051100
11thB7611201

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 1989

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 1989: 143.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 1989

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 1989: 105.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1989.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years