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Inverclyde road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 136 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 2012, and 170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2011 (155), and casualties fell from 208.

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

Collisions in 2012
136
Down 12% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
170
Down 18% on 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 2012

None of the collisions in Inverclyde in 2012 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2317%
  • Slight11383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2615%
  • Slight14485%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 2012 is highlighted, with 136, down 12% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 136
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (15%)
  • Tuesday20 (15%)
  • Wednesday17 (13%)
  • Thursday22 (16%)
  • Friday20 (15%)
  • Saturday24 (18%)
  • Sunday13 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.6%)
  • February14 (10%)
  • March14 (10%)
  • April8 (5.9%)
  • May10 (7.4%)
  • June16 (12%)
  • July9 (6.6%)
  • August17 (13%)
  • September14 (10%)
  • October9 (6.6%)
  • November8 (5.9%)
  • December8 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight107 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry75 (55%)
  • Wet or damp60 (44%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph112 (82%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph12 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph8 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (10%)
  • Roundabout14 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (64%)
  • Pedestrian37 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2019 (11%)
  • 21 to 2523 (14%)
  • 26 to 3533 (19%)
  • 36 to 4524 (14%)
  • 46 to 5522 (13%)
  • 56 to 6511 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.7%)
  • Over 758 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider97 (57%)
  • Pedestrian37 (22%)
  • Passenger36 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (81%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3%)
  • Motorcycle6 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 2012.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Inverclyde in 2012

Inverclyde North, Inverclyde, PA15 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Inverclyde in 2012, with 33 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 2012

The A8 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 2012: 18, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8182301
2ndA770132203
3rdA78131504
4thA7615500
5thB7884601
6thB70542200
7thB7891100

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 2012

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 2012: 74.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 2012

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 2012: 60.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 2012, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years