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Inverclyde road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 2005, and 225 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2004 (196), and casualties fell from 257.

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

Collisions in 2005
172
Down 12% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
225
Down 12% on 2004
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 2005

1.2% of collisions in Inverclyde in 2005 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3017%
  • Slight14081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3516%
  • Slight18783%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 2005 is highlighted, with 172, down 12% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 172
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (18%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday22 (13%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.1%)
  • February15 (8.7%)
  • March15 (8.7%)
  • April13 (7.6%)
  • May16 (9.3%)
  • June9 (5.2%)
  • July11 (6.4%)
  • August19 (11%)
  • September24 (14%)
  • October17 (9.9%)
  • November17 (9.9%)
  • December9 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (55%)
  • Wet or damp71 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (81%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph17 (9.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (15%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (59%)
  • Pedestrian47 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist9 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2042 (19%)
  • 21 to 2523 (10%)
  • 26 to 3537 (16%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.4%)
  • Over 7513 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider114 (51%)
  • Passenger64 (28%)
  • Pedestrian47 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car239 (82%)
  • Motorcycle14 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 2005.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Inverclyde in 2005

Inverclyde North, Inverclyde, PA15 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Inverclyde in 2005, with 39 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 2005

The A78 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 2005: 18, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78182404
2ndA8172211
3rdA770152113
4thA7617701
5thB7886802
6thB70544400
7thB7862602

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 2005

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 2005: 82.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 2005

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 2005: 54.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 2005, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years