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Inverclyde road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 1999, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1998 (304), and casualties fell from 398.

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

Collisions in 1999
255
Down 16% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
325
Down 18% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 1999

1.2% of collisions in Inverclyde in 1999 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5120%
  • Slight20179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5216%
  • Slight27083%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 1999 is highlighted, with 255, down 16% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (17%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (9.8%)
  • Sunday23 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.6%)
  • February19 (7.5%)
  • March24 (9.4%)
  • April22 (8.6%)
  • May20 (7.8%)
  • June25 (9.8%)
  • July19 (7.5%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September17 (6.7%)
  • October15 (5.9%)
  • November20 (7.8%)
  • December24 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds176 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Other5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (52%)
  • Wet or damp111 (44%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph204 (80%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph36 (14%)
  • 70 mph5 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (57%)
  • Pedestrian88 (27%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (2.5%)
  • Cyclist6 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (9.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2035 (11%)
  • 21 to 2530 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3567 (21%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (7.1%)
  • Over 7519 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (39%)
  • Passenger111 (34%)
  • Pedestrian88 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car332 (81%)
  • Bus or coach21 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.7%)
  • Motorcycle8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 1999.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 1999

The A78 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 1999: 33, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78334225
2ndA8263703
3rdA770212407
4thA761121504
5thB788111505
6thB705461002
7thB7862302
8thA791100
9thB7781101

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 1999

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 1999: 124.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 1999

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 1999: 85.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years