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Inverclyde road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 2014, and 186 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2013 (120), and casualties rose from 150.

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

Collisions in 2014
130
Up 8% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
186
Up 24% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Inverclyde in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious1512%
  • Slight11488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious158.1%
  • Slight17091%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 2014 is highlighted, with 130, up 8% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 130
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (10%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday24 (18%)
  • Thursday23 (18%)
  • Friday19 (15%)
  • Saturday17 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.7%)
  • February10 (7.7%)
  • March12 (9.2%)
  • April8 (6.2%)
  • May11 (8.5%)
  • June6 (4.6%)
  • July11 (8.5%)
  • August13 (10%)
  • September12 (9.2%)
  • October9 (6.9%)
  • November11 (8.5%)
  • December17 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (31%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (6.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp67 (52%)
  • Dry61 (47%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph102 (78%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph6 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway96 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (15%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant131 (70%)
  • Pedestrian28 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Cyclist3 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2022 (12%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3534 (18%)
  • 36 to 4525 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (15%)
  • 56 to 6516 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.9%)
  • Over 759 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (54%)
  • Passenger57 (31%)
  • Pedestrian28 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car185 (83%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle8 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2.2%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Inverclyde ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2014.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Inverclyde in 2014

Inverclyde North, Inverclyde, PA15 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Inverclyde in 2014, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 2014

The A78 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 2014: 23, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78233202
2ndA8162910
3rdB78891201
4thA77081101
5thA7617803
6thB70542300
7thB7781100
8thB7861101

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 2014

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 2014: 68.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 2014

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 2014: 52.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 2014, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Inverclyde road accidents in other years