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Inverclyde road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 1991, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1990 (291), and casualties rose from 387.

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

Collisions in 1991
317
Up 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
419
Up 8% on 1990
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 1991

1.6% of collisions in Inverclyde in 1991 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious8426%
  • Slight22872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious9523%
  • Slight31976%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 1991 is highlighted, with 317, up 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (11%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (17%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.5%)
  • February15 (4.7%)
  • March20 (6.3%)
  • April27 (8.5%)
  • May43 (14%)
  • June27 (8.5%)
  • July21 (6.6%)
  • August28 (8.8%)
  • September34 (11%)
  • October23 (7.3%)
  • November19 (6%)
  • December30 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (53%)
  • Wet or damp140 (44%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph267 (84%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph21 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (53%)
  • Pedestrian119 (28%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.8%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (8.1%)
  • 6 to 1036 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2081 (19%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3559 (14%)
  • 36 to 4544 (11%)
  • 46 to 5524 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.3%)
  • Over 7520 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (38%)
  • Passenger139 (33%)
  • Pedestrian119 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car413 (81%)
  • Bus or coach29 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle12 (2.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1991.

Collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 1991

The A78 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 1991: 55, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA785573217
2ndA8354507
3rdA770223414
4thA761121902
5thB7886603
6thA7422500
7thB70542200
8thB7862600
9thA701200
10thA7411100
11thB7681100
12thB7891201

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 1991

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 1991: 154.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 1991

PA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 1991: 117.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 1991, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years