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Inverclyde road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 48 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 2024, and 67 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 45% on 2023 (33), and casualties rose from 53.

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

Collisions in 2024
48
Up 45% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
67
Up 26% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
52% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 2024

2.1% of collisions in Inverclyde in 2024 were fatal and 52% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal12.1%
  • Serious2552%
  • Slight2246%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.5%
  • Serious3045%
  • Slight3654%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 2024 is highlighted, with 48, up 45% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 48
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (15%)
  • Tuesday11 (23%)
  • Wednesday3 (6.3%)
  • Thursday7 (15%)
  • Friday9 (19%)
  • Saturday6 (13%)
  • Sunday5 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:599 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (8.3%)
  • February4 (8.3%)
  • March9 (19%)
  • April6 (13%)
  • May2 (4.2%)
  • June1 (2.1%)
  • July2 (4.2%)
  • August2 (4.2%)
  • September3 (6.3%)
  • October5 (10%)
  • November4 (8.3%)
  • December6 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight30 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds33 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.1%)
  • Other2 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry29 (60%)
  • Wet or damp16 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph38 (79%)
  • 40 mph3 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway36 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (19%)
  • Roundabout2 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant37 (55%)
  • Pedestrian16 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (3%)
  • Van occupant2 (3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (6%)
  • 16 to 207 (10%)
  • 21 to 2510 (15%)
  • 26 to 359 (13%)
  • 36 to 458 (12%)
  • 46 to 559 (13%)
  • 56 to 658 (12%)
  • 66 to 756 (9%)
  • Over 754 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider38 (57%)
  • Pedestrian16 (24%)
  • Passenger13 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car67 (79%)
  • Motorcycle8 (9.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 2024.

Collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Inverclyde in 2024

Inverclyde North, Inverclyde, PA15 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Inverclyde in 2024, with 7 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 2024

The A8 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 2024: 8, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA88804
2ndA787804
3rdA7613411
4thA7703301
5thB70542301
6thB7861101
7thB7881301

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 2024

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 2024: 26.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 2024

PA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 2024: 17.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 2024, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2024.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years