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Inverclyde road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 2004, and 257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2003 (223), and casualties fell from 324.

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

Collisions in 2004
196
Down 12% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
257
Down 21% on 2003
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 2004

None of the collisions in Inverclyde in 2004 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2814%
  • Slight16886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3112%
  • Slight22688%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 2004 is highlighted, with 196, down 12% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (18%)
  • Friday43 (22%)
  • Saturday15 (7.7%)
  • Sunday18 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (24%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (11%)
  • February9 (4.6%)
  • March16 (8.2%)
  • April15 (7.7%)
  • May22 (11%)
  • June18 (9.2%)
  • July10 (5.1%)
  • August16 (8.2%)
  • September11 (5.6%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November18 (9.2%)
  • December18 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry96 (49%)
  • Wet or damp93 (47%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph156 (80%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph21 (11%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (61%)
  • Pedestrian55 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.1%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2524 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3549 (19%)
  • 36 to 4550 (19%)
  • 46 to 5524 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (50%)
  • Passenger74 (29%)
  • Pedestrian55 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car268 (81%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.4%)
  • Motorcycle7 (2.1%)
  • Minibus4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 2004.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 9 other areas
Serious collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Inverclyde in 2004

Inverclyde North, Inverclyde, PA15 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Inverclyde in 2004, with 43 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 2004

The A78 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 2004: 28, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78284101
2ndA8223303
3rdA770142203
4thA761131601
5thB70548904
6thB7886900
7thA701100
8thB7681200
9thB7861200

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 2004

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 2004: 103.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 2004

PA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 2004: 61.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years