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Inverclyde road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 78 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 2018, and 95 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2017 (91), and casualties fell from 117.

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

Collisions in 2018
78
Down 14% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
95
Down 19% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 2018

None of the collisions in Inverclyde in 2018 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1722%
  • Slight6178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1718%
  • Slight7882%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 2018 is highlighted, with 78, down 14% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 78
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (17%)
  • Tuesday10 (13%)
  • Wednesday14 (18%)
  • Thursday19 (24%)
  • Friday10 (13%)
  • Saturday8 (10%)
  • Sunday4 (5.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (9%)
  • February5 (6.4%)
  • March7 (9%)
  • April4 (5.1%)
  • May3 (3.8%)
  • June5 (6.4%)
  • July7 (9%)
  • August10 (13%)
  • September7 (9%)
  • October8 (10%)
  • November8 (10%)
  • December7 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight53 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds51 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (6.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry40 (51%)
  • Wet or damp34 (44%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (87%)
  • 40 mph2 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph5 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway59 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (21%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant60 (63%)
  • Pedestrian19 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist3 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 155 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2010 (11%)
  • 21 to 255 (5.3%)
  • 26 to 3518 (19%)
  • 36 to 4512 (13%)
  • 46 to 5520 (21%)
  • 56 to 6512 (13%)
  • 66 to 755 (5.3%)
  • Over 753 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider59 (62%)
  • Pedestrian19 (20%)
  • Passenger17 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car120 (83%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle6 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2018.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Inverclyde in 2018

Inverclyde North, Inverclyde, PA15 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Inverclyde in 2018, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 2018

The A78 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 2018: 14, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78141604
2ndA77091103
3rdA7615501
4thA85700
5thB7883500
6thB70542201
7thA761100
8thB7861100

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 2018

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 2018: 47.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 2018

PA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 2018: 29.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years