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Inverclyde road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 33 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 2023, and 53 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2022, and casualties rose from 50.

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

Collisions in 2023
33
Level with 2022
Casualties in 2023
53
Up 6% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
64% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 2023

None of the collisions in Inverclyde in 2023 were fatal and 64% were serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2164%
  • Slight1236%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2140%
  • Slight3260%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 2023 is highlighted, with 33, level with 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (6.1%)
  • Tuesday8 (24%)
  • Wednesday3 (9.1%)
  • Thursday4 (12%)
  • Friday8 (24%)
  • Saturday4 (12%)
  • Sunday4 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591 (3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (3%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (12%)
  • February3 (9.1%)
  • March4 (12%)
  • April4 (12%)
  • May2 (6.1%)
  • June5 (15%)
  • August6 (18%)
  • October2 (6.1%)
  • November1 (3%)
  • December2 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight28 (85%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (6.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (3%)
  • Other2 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry19 (58%)
  • Wet or damp13 (39%)
  • Frost or ice1 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (3%)
  • 30 mph23 (70%)
  • 40 mph3 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway23 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (21%)
  • Roundabout2 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant35 (66%)
  • Pedestrian10 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (1.9%)
  • Cyclist1 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 153 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 204 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 257 (13%)
  • 26 to 355 (9.4%)
  • 36 to 459 (17%)
  • 46 to 5510 (19%)
  • 56 to 656 (11%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.9%)
  • Over 756 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider31 (58%)
  • Passenger12 (23%)
  • Pedestrian10 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car42 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (11%)
  • Motorcycle3 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (5.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (1.8%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 and the 8 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 (8)

How Inverclyde ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 2023.

Collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Inverclyde in 2023

Inverclyde North, Inverclyde, PA15 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Inverclyde in 2023, with 8 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 2023

The A8 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 2023: 7, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA871005
2ndA786605
3rdA7703403
4thA7612700
5thB7861201
6thB7881201

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 2023

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 2023: 14.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 2023

PA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 2023: 10.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 2023, none were fatal and 15 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2023.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years