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Inverclyde road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 1990, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1989 (324), and casualties fell from 399.

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

Collisions in 1990
291
Down 10% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
387
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
10
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 1990

3.4% of collisions in Inverclyde in 1990 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.4%
  • Serious6723%
  • Slight21474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious7920%
  • Slight29877%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 1990 is highlighted, with 291, down 10% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.6%)
  • February20 (6.9%)
  • March22 (7.6%)
  • April18 (6.2%)
  • May26 (8.9%)
  • June26 (8.9%)
  • July18 (6.2%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September26 (8.9%)
  • October28 (9.6%)
  • November28 (9.6%)
  • December28 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (6.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (48%)
  • Wet or damp137 (47%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph247 (85%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph26 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (44%)
  • Pedestrian117 (30%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (6.5%)
  • 6 to 1047 (12%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2066 (17%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3558 (15%)
  • 36 to 4531 (8%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.2%)
  • Over 7517 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Passenger146 (38%)
  • Driver or rider124 (32%)
  • Pedestrian117 (30%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (72%)
  • Bus or coach32 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.5%)
  • Minibus8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Inverclyde

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Inverclyde ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 1990.

Collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 1990

The A78 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 1990: 36, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA783659110
2ndA770293728
3rdA8293632
4thA76191002
5thB78891104
6thB70546601
7thB7863703
8thA772401
9thA7421100
10thA761100
11thB70561100

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 1990

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 1990: 126.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 1990

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 1990: 97.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 1990, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years