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Inverclyde road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 2007, and 266 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2006 (198), and casualties fell from 268.

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

Collisions in 2007
205
Up 4% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
266
Down 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 2007

1.5% of collisions in Inverclyde in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious2713%
  • Slight17585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight22986%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 2007 is highlighted, with 205, up 4% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (17%)
  • Friday29 (14%)
  • Saturday38 (19%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (10%)
  • February19 (9.3%)
  • March15 (7.3%)
  • April15 (7.3%)
  • May16 (7.8%)
  • June17 (8.3%)
  • July16 (7.8%)
  • August17 (8.3%)
  • September10 (4.9%)
  • October19 (9.3%)
  • November20 (9.8%)
  • December20 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (55%)
  • Wet or damp85 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph163 (80%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph26 (13%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (14%)
  • Roundabout18 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (63%)
  • Pedestrian52 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (3%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2046 (17%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3544 (17%)
  • 36 to 4539 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (13%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.3%)
  • Over 759 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (50%)
  • Passenger81 (30%)
  • Pedestrian52 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car274 (81%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2007.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Inverclyde in 2007

Inverclyde North, Inverclyde, PA15 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Inverclyde in 2007, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 2007

The A8 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 2007: 33, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8334414
2ndA770213503
3rdA78182804
4thA7616602
5thB7885700
6thB70544402
7thB7863300
8thA701101

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 2007

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 2007: 92.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 2007

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 2007: 76.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years