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Inverclyde road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 1992, and 420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1991, and casualties rose from 419.

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

Collisions in 1992
317
Level with 1991
Casualties in 1992
420
Level with 1991
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 1992

1.6% of collisions in Inverclyde in 1992 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious6420%
  • Slight24878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious7017%
  • Slight34582%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 1992 is highlighted, with 317, level with 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday36 (11%)
  • Thursday61 (19%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (24%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.5%)
  • February28 (8.8%)
  • March33 (10%)
  • April24 (7.6%)
  • May27 (8.5%)
  • June23 (7.3%)
  • July26 (8.2%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September22 (6.9%)
  • October23 (7.3%)
  • November28 (8.8%)
  • December24 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp165 (52%)
  • Dry137 (43%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph251 (79%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph32 (10%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (18%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (55%)
  • Pedestrian124 (30%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (4%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1042 (10%)
  • 11 to 1538 (9%)
  • 16 to 2053 (13%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (20%)
  • 36 to 4532 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.5%)
  • Over 7520 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (36%)
  • Passenger145 (35%)
  • Pedestrian124 (30%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (82%)
  • Bus or coach28 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle14 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 1992.

Collisions
284th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 1992

The A78 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 1992: 48, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA784874115
2ndA84359010
3rdA770253835
4thA761151705
5thB788142203
6thB7054101101
7thB7863500
8thA8141201

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 1992

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 1992: 144.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 1992

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 1992: 107.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 1992, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1992.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years