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Inverclyde road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 1998, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1997 (321), and casualties fell from 442.

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

Collisions in 1998
304
Down 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
398
Down 10% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 1998

0.7% of collisions in Inverclyde in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5317%
  • Slight24982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6516%
  • Slight33183%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 1998 is highlighted, with 304, down 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (10%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (18%)
  • Thursday52 (17%)
  • Friday59 (19%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.9%)
  • February22 (7.2%)
  • March24 (7.9%)
  • April21 (6.9%)
  • May26 (8.6%)
  • June31 (10%)
  • July27 (8.9%)
  • August29 (9.5%)
  • September24 (7.9%)
  • October28 (9.2%)
  • November24 (7.9%)
  • December24 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (26%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp152 (50%)
  • Dry149 (49%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph242 (80%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph33 (11%)
  • 70 mph9 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout9 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (60%)
  • Pedestrian104 (26%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3%)
  • Cyclist12 (3%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (5.8%)
  • 6 to 1033 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2053 (13%)
  • 21 to 2536 (9%)
  • 26 to 3593 (23%)
  • 36 to 4547 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4%)
  • Over 7515 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (43%)
  • Passenger121 (30%)
  • Pedestrian104 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (81%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Motorcycle7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 1998.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 1998

The A78 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 1998: 45, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78457517
2ndA8394717
3rdA770385406
4thA761182506
5thB788101402
6thB70545601
7thB7865601

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 1998

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 1998: 137.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 1998

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 1998: 100.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years