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Inverclyde road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 280 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 1993, and 388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1992 (317), and casualties fell from 420.

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

Collisions in 1993
280
Down 12% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
388
Down 8% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 1993

1.4% of collisions in Inverclyde in 1993 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious5620%
  • Slight22079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6818%
  • Slight31681%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 1993 is highlighted, with 280, down 12% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.3%)
  • February26 (9.3%)
  • March19 (6.8%)
  • April22 (7.9%)
  • May17 (6.1%)
  • June19 (6.8%)
  • July17 (6.1%)
  • August28 (10%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October24 (8.6%)
  • November23 (8.2%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (54%)
  • Wet or damp115 (41%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph222 (79%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph33 (12%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (61%)
  • Pedestrian103 (27%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2053 (14%)
  • 21 to 2539 (10%)
  • 26 to 3572 (19%)
  • 36 to 4548 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (7.2%)
  • Over 7512 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (40%)
  • Passenger130 (34%)
  • Pedestrian103 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car368 (82%)
  • Bus or coach33 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2%)
  • Motorcycle8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 1993.

Collisions
309th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 1993

The A78 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 1993: 47, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78476929
2ndA8335003
3rdA770243927
4thA761122004
5thB7054111402
6thB78681101
7thB7885500

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 1993

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 1993: 125.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 1993

PA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 1993: 95.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 1993, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years