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Inverclyde road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 2006, and 268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2005 (172), and casualties rose from 225.

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

Collisions in 2006
198
Up 15% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
268
Up 19% on 2005
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 2006

None of the collisions in Inverclyde in 2006 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3317%
  • Slight16583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3915%
  • Slight22985%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 2006 is highlighted, with 198, up 15% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday42 (21%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday19 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.6%)
  • February18 (9.1%)
  • March20 (10%)
  • April10 (5.1%)
  • May17 (8.6%)
  • June21 (11%)
  • July14 (7.1%)
  • August17 (8.6%)
  • September15 (7.6%)
  • October19 (9.6%)
  • November19 (9.6%)
  • December13 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry111 (56%)
  • Wet or damp81 (41%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph149 (75%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph28 (14%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (15%)
  • Roundabout8 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (60%)
  • Pedestrian66 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (3%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (11%)
  • 16 to 2043 (16%)
  • 21 to 2515 (5.6%)
  • 26 to 3541 (15%)
  • 36 to 4546 (17%)
  • 46 to 5523 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.3%)
  • Over 7510 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider125 (47%)
  • Passenger77 (29%)
  • Pedestrian66 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car278 (83%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2006.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 7 other areas
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Inverclyde in 2006

Inverclyde North, Inverclyde, PA15 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Inverclyde in 2006, with 40 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 2006

The A8 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 2006: 24, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8242905
2ndA770202903
3rdA78151903
4thB788142102
5thA76191602
6thB705451000
7thB7862200
8thB70641100
9thB7691200

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 2006

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 2006: 94.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 2006

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 2006: 66.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years