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Inverclyde road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 2008, and 260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2007 (205), and casualties fell from 266.

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

Collisions in 2008
194
Down 5% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
260
Down 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 2008

1% of collisions in Inverclyde in 2008 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3418%
  • Slight15881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3915%
  • Slight21984%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 2008 is highlighted, with 194, down 5% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday32 (16%)
  • Wednesday21 (11%)
  • Thursday35 (18%)
  • Friday26 (13%)
  • Saturday28 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (11%)
  • February15 (7.7%)
  • March16 (8.2%)
  • April20 (10%)
  • May23 (12%)
  • June10 (5.2%)
  • July8 (4.1%)
  • August9 (4.6%)
  • September17 (8.8%)
  • October18 (9.3%)
  • November19 (9.8%)
  • December17 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (49%)
  • Wet or damp85 (44%)
  • Frost or ice10 (5.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (82%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph19 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (14%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (60%)
  • Pedestrian49 (19%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (4.2%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2027 (10%)
  • 21 to 2530 (12%)
  • 26 to 3548 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (12%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.2%)
  • Over 7515 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (55%)
  • Passenger69 (27%)
  • Pedestrian49 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (81%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle11 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2008.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Inverclyde in 2008

Inverclyde North, Inverclyde, PA15 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Inverclyde in 2008, with 36 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 2008

The A78 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 2008: 26, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78263204
2ndA770253006
3rdA8213004
4thB78891104
5thB7866902
6thB70544510
7thA7613300

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 2008

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 2008: 95.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 2008

PA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 2008: 65.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2008.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years