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Inverclyde road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 2001, and 311 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2000 (254), and casualties fell from 352.

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

Collisions in 2001
232
Down 9% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
311
Down 12% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 2001

1.3% of collisions in Inverclyde in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3515%
  • Slight19484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3812%
  • Slight26986%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 2001 is highlighted, with 232, down 9% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday24 (10%)
  • Thursday39 (17%)
  • Friday41 (18%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.8%)
  • February20 (8.6%)
  • March16 (6.9%)
  • April19 (8.2%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June20 (8.6%)
  • July17 (7.3%)
  • August15 (6.5%)
  • September20 (8.6%)
  • October20 (8.6%)
  • November23 (9.9%)
  • December19 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (24%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (55%)
  • Wet or damp97 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (82%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph19 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (14%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (62%)
  • Pedestrian67 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (9.6%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2040 (13%)
  • 21 to 2531 (10%)
  • 26 to 3562 (20%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5526 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (48%)
  • Passenger96 (31%)
  • Pedestrian67 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car302 (79%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Inverclyde

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Inverclyde ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2001.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Inverclyde in 2001

Inverclyde North, Inverclyde, PA15 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Inverclyde in 2001, with 37 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 2001

The A78 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 2001: 30, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78304917
2ndA8284004
3rdA770223402
4thA761131803
5thB78881202
6thB705471000
7thA771100

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 2001

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 2001: 104.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 2001

PA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 2001: 83.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years