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Inverclyde road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 1997, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1996 (284), and casualties rose from 361.

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

Collisions in 1997
321
Up 13% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
442
Up 22% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Inverclyde in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4815%
  • Slight27184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5512%
  • Slight38587%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 1997 is highlighted, with 321, up 13% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday53 (17%)
  • Thursday55 (17%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5%)
  • February26 (8.1%)
  • March36 (11%)
  • April23 (7.2%)
  • May32 (10%)
  • June29 (9%)
  • July22 (6.9%)
  • August26 (8.1%)
  • September22 (6.9%)
  • October24 (7.5%)
  • November31 (9.7%)
  • December34 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (56%)
  • Wet or damp135 (42%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph255 (79%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph43 (13%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (18%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (60%)
  • Pedestrian110 (25%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.1%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (6.1%)
  • 6 to 1048 (11%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7%)
  • 16 to 2054 (12%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3590 (20%)
  • 36 to 4548 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (45%)
  • Passenger135 (31%)
  • Pedestrian110 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (79%)
  • Bus or coach26 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle13 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 1997.

Collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 1997

The A78 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 1997: 59, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78599718
2ndA8435816
3rdA770303706
4thA761152501
5thB788101400
6thB70546701
7thB7862301
8thB7871100

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 1997

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 1997: 154.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 1997

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 1997: 118.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years