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Inverclyde road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 254 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 2000, and 352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1999 (255), and casualties rose from 325.

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

Collisions in 2000
254
Level with 1999
Casualties in 2000
352
Up 8% on 1999
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 2000

0.8% of collisions in Inverclyde in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight21685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3811%
  • Slight31289%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 2000 is highlighted, with 254, level with 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.7%)
  • February16 (6.3%)
  • March20 (7.9%)
  • April20 (7.9%)
  • May22 (8.7%)
  • June24 (9.4%)
  • July17 (6.7%)
  • August21 (8.3%)
  • September22 (8.7%)
  • October20 (7.9%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December21 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (55%)
  • Wet or damp105 (41%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph222 (87%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph22 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (16%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (56%)
  • Pedestrian82 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (6.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2023 (6.5%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (22%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (10%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.6%)
  • Over 7516 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (43%)
  • Passenger117 (33%)
  • Pedestrian82 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (78%)
  • Bus or coach21 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 2000.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 2000

The A8 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 2000: 34, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8345604
2ndA78295003
3rdA770212902
4thA761141801
5thB7054101302
6thB7886804
7thB7862300
8thA771100

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 2000

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 2000: 132.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 2000

PA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 2000: 89.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 2000, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years