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PA14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,291 road traffic collisions in the PA14 postcode district, Inverclyde, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,953 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 508 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,291
1,614th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,953
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
54
58 people killed
Serious collisions
508
565 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PA14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal542.4%
  • Serious50822%
  • Slight1,72975%

What the data shows

  • PA14 had 140 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 61% fewer than the 358 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in PA14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 649 children under 16 were killed or injured in PA14, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 49% of collisions in PA14.

Where PA14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,614th
Most casualties
1,672nd
Most fatal collisions
1,074th
Most serious collisions
1,468th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday311 (14%)
  • Tuesday316 (14%)
  • Wednesday320 (14%)
  • Thursday353 (15%)
  • Friday359 (16%)
  • Saturday364 (16%)
  • Sunday268 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,677 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit461 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting128 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,386 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway661 (29%)
  • Roundabout177 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,440 (63%)
  • 40 mph301 (13%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph197 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph335 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,577 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds469 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds122 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.3%)
  • Other33 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,566 (53%)
  • Pedestrian728 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist207 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant163 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist119 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant58 (2%)
  • Van occupant58 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PA14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PA14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PA14 peaked at 102 in 1981; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
20241116
20231020
2022911
20211016
202068
20193244
20181215
20172026
20162123
20153240
20142741
20132227
20122933
20114358
20102835
20093743
20083950
20075066
20065161
20053852
20044465
20035377
20025270
20015576
20005676
19995172
19986376
19977497
19966981
19956684
19947698
19935880
199277108
19917197
199074104
19897790
198874102
19877798
198685102
198591110
19848895
19837587
198291124
1981102122
19804960
197977

Map of recent crashes in PA14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PA14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PA14

The 24 most recent collisions in PA14 happened between 27 June 2023 and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PA14

The A8 has the most collisions in PA14, 776 of 2,291 (34%), followed by the A761 (280).

Collisions in PA14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA87761,06435166
2ndA761280353362
3rdM8284227
4thB788253706
5thB789253627
6thA784400
7thA763301

Council areas covering PA14

Collisions in PA14 were recorded in 2 council areas. Inverclyde has 2,014 of 2,291 (88%).

Collisions in PA14 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stInverclyde2,0142,55832442
2ndRenfrewshire2773952266

Town in PA14

Of the 2,291 collisions in PA14, 1,286 (56%) were in Port Glasgow.