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Inverclyde road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 39 road traffic collisions in Inverclyde in 2025, and 51 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2024 (48), and casualties fell from 67.

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

Collisions in 2025
39
Down 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
51
Down 24% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Inverclyde in 2025

2.6% of collisions in Inverclyde in 2025 were fatal and 41% serious, against 1.4% and 22% in Inverclyde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal12.6%
  • Serious1641%
  • Slight2256%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal12%
  • Serious1733%
  • Slight3365%

Inverclyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Inverclyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1981. 2025 is highlighted, with 39, down 19% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (13%)
  • Tuesday5 (13%)
  • Wednesday6 (15%)
  • Thursday7 (18%)
  • Friday5 (13%)
  • Saturday5 (13%)
  • Sunday6 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (2.6%)
  • February3 (7.7%)
  • March1 (2.6%)
  • April3 (7.7%)
  • May2 (5.1%)
  • June5 (13%)
  • July8 (21%)
  • August2 (5.1%)
  • September3 (7.7%)
  • October3 (7.7%)
  • November3 (7.7%)
  • December5 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight26 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds30 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (5.1%)
  • Other1 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry23 (59%)
  • Wet or damp14 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (2.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (10%)
  • 30 mph29 (74%)
  • 40 mph1 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph3 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway34 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (10%)
  • Roundabout1 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Inverclyde in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant17 (33%)
  • Pedestrian17 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist2 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (2%)
  • 11 to 152 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 205 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 256 (12%)
  • 26 to 3511 (22%)
  • 36 to 455 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 552 (3.9%)
  • 56 to 659 (18%)
  • 66 to 752 (3.9%)
  • Over 758 (16%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider20 (39%)
  • Pedestrian17 (33%)
  • Passenger14 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car46 (71%)
  • Motorcycle6 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Inverclyde in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Inverclyde had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 2025.

Collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Inverclyde in 2025

Inverclyde North, Inverclyde, PA15 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Inverclyde in 2025, with 6 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Inverclyde with the most crashes in 2025

The A770 had the most collisions in Inverclyde in 2025: 7, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Inverclyde, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7707902
2ndA85610
3rdA783401
4thB7861101
5thB7881100

Towns in Inverclyde: crashes in 2025

Greenock had the most collisions of any town in Inverclyde in 2025: 14.

Postcode districts in Inverclyde: crashes in 2025

PA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Inverclyde in 2025: 13.

Latest crashes in Inverclyde in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Inverclyde in 2025, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2025.

Severity

Inverclyde road accidents in other years