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Inverclyde road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 33 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 2022, and 50 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2021 (35), and casualties rose from 48.

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

Collisions in 2022
33
Down 6% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
50
Up 4% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
48% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 2022

3% of collisions in Inverclyde in 2022 were fatal and 48% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal13%
  • Serious1648%
  • Slight1648%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal12%
  • Serious2244%
  • Slight2754%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 2022 is highlighted, with 33, down 6% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 33
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (18%)
  • Tuesday4 (12%)
  • Wednesday2 (6.1%)
  • Thursday9 (27%)
  • Friday5 (15%)
  • Saturday4 (12%)
  • Sunday3 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (24%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (6.1%)
  • March3 (9.1%)
  • April1 (3%)
  • May2 (6.1%)
  • June2 (6.1%)
  • July1 (3%)
  • August6 (18%)
  • September4 (12%)
  • October7 (21%)
  • November5 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight23 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds23 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (3%)
  • Other1 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry20 (61%)
  • Wet or damp13 (39%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (6.1%)
  • 30 mph21 (64%)
  • 40 mph1 (3%)
  • 50 mph1 (3%)
  • 60 mph4 (12%)
  • 70 mph4 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway25 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (21%)
  • Roundabout1 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant29 (58%)
  • Pedestrian9 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (6%)
  • Cyclist2 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2%)
  • 6 to 104 (8%)
  • 11 to 153 (6%)
  • 16 to 204 (8%)
  • 21 to 253 (6%)
  • 26 to 356 (12%)
  • 36 to 454 (8%)
  • 46 to 557 (14%)
  • 56 to 6511 (22%)
  • 66 to 753 (6%)
  • Over 754 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider28 (56%)
  • Passenger13 (26%)
  • Pedestrian9 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car42 (74%)
  • Motorcycle4 (7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (3.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 2022.

Collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Inverclyde in 2022

Inverclyde Central, Inverclyde, PA15 4RU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Inverclyde in 2022, with 5 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 2022

The A78 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 2022: 5, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA785813
2ndA84502
3rdB7883302
4thA7612200
5thA7702402

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 2022

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 2022: 13.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 2022

PA15 and PA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 2022, with 9 each.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 2022, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 29 November 2022.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years