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Inverclyde road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 112 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 2016, and 146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2015 (109), and casualties rose from 145.

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

Collisions in 2016
112
Up 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
146
Up 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 2016

1.8% of collisions in Inverclyde in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious1413%
  • Slight9686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious1611%
  • Slight12888%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 2016 is highlighted, with 112, up 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 112
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (16%)
  • Tuesday17 (15%)
  • Wednesday17 (15%)
  • Thursday20 (18%)
  • Friday12 (11%)
  • Saturday11 (9.8%)
  • Sunday17 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (29%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8%)
  • February11 (9.8%)
  • March10 (8.9%)
  • April9 (8%)
  • May8 (7.1%)
  • June6 (5.4%)
  • July5 (4.5%)
  • August15 (13%)
  • September15 (13%)
  • October11 (9.8%)
  • November9 (8%)
  • December4 (3.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (61%)
  • Wet or damp37 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (5.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph89 (79%)
  • 40 mph6 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph4 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway82 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant95 (65%)
  • Pedestrian22 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (11%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2022 (15%)
  • 21 to 2514 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3527 (18%)
  • 36 to 4519 (13%)
  • 46 to 5522 (15%)
  • 56 to 6510 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (8.2%)
  • Over 756 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider84 (58%)
  • Passenger40 (27%)
  • Pedestrian22 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car152 (79%)
  • Motorcycle16 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.1%)
  • Minibus2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Inverclyde ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 2016.

Collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Inverclyde in 2016

Inverclyde North, Inverclyde, PA15 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Inverclyde in 2016, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 2016

The A78 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 2016: 14.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78141900
2ndA8101110
3rdA77091002
4thA76161000
5thB7885902
6thB70544500
7thA771100
8thB7861100

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 2016

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 2016: 59.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 2016

PA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 2016: 42.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 2016, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2016.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years