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Inverclyde road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 1996, and 361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1995 (295), and casualties fell from 395.

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

Collisions in 1996
284
Down 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
361
Down 9% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 1996

1.1% of collisions in Inverclyde in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4717%
  • Slight23482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5114%
  • Slight30785%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 1996 is highlighted, with 284, down 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (17%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (11%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.6%)
  • February16 (5.6%)
  • March27 (9.5%)
  • April29 (10%)
  • May22 (7.7%)
  • June19 (6.7%)
  • July23 (8.1%)
  • August17 (6%)
  • September27 (9.5%)
  • October36 (13%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December23 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (57%)
  • Wet or damp111 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph235 (83%)
  • 40 mph17 (6%)
  • 60 mph25 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (56%)
  • Pedestrian98 (27%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (5%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.6%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1036 (10%)
  • 11 to 1535 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 2042 (12%)
  • 21 to 2531 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3580 (22%)
  • 36 to 4558 (16%)
  • 46 to 5521 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6511 (3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.3%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (42%)
  • Passenger111 (31%)
  • Pedestrian98 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car368 (78%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (7%)
  • Bus or coach18 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.9%)
  • Motorcycle6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 1996.

Collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 1996

The A78 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 1996: 43, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78436627
2ndA770253404
3rdA82427010
4thA761131802
5thB788101302
6thB7866700
7thB70543301
8thB7681100

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 1996

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 1996: 131.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 1996

PA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 1996: 99.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 1996, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years