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PA15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,330 road traffic collisions in the PA15 postcode district, Inverclyde, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,112 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 648 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,330
1,176th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,112
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
43 people killed
Serious collisions
648
696 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
Down 48% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PA15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal391.2%
  • Serious64819%
  • Slight2,64379%

What the data shows

  • PA15 had 192 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 65% fewer than the 542 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in PA15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 779 children under 16 were killed or injured in PA15, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in PA15.

Where PA15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,176th
Most casualties
1,280th
Most fatal collisions
1,538th
Most serious collisions
1,073rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday456 (14%)
  • Tuesday458 (14%)
  • Wednesday477 (14%)
  • Thursday556 (17%)
  • Friday594 (18%)
  • Saturday484 (15%)
  • Sunday305 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,303 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit964 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,237 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway713 (21%)
  • Roundabout198 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road168 (5%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph3,207 (96%)
  • 40 mph64 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph43 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,258 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds717 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds206 (6.2%)
  • Fine with high winds58 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.2%)
  • Other45 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,794 (44%)
  • Pedestrian1,398 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist332 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant251 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist113 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant101 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant55 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PA15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PA15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PA15 peaked at 152 in 1983; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025811
20241521
202388
2022913
20211416
20201617
20192939
20182937
20173040
20163441
20153246
20145275
20133750
20126071
20115270
20106881
20094758
20085278
20077696
20066686
20055469
20045967
20036891
20025784
20016683
200081108
199985107
1998100123
1997118167
19967786
1995101123
1994119133
199389110
1992107128
1991100111
199097127
1989105118
1988110131
1987109131
1986125140
1985136160
1984141162
1983152176
1982144173
1981138170
19805270
1979610

Map of recent crashes in PA15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PA15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PA15

The 24 most recent collisions in PA15 happened between 10 November 2023 and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PA15

The A8 has the most collisions in PA15, 677 of 3,330 (20%), followed by the B788 (206).

Collisions in PA15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA867788812127
2ndB788206258256
3rdA78204246039
4thB7054166209239
5thA77093116318
6thA7425468110
7thA7614400
8thB7783301

Council area for PA15

PA15 is in Inverclyde, where police recorded 10,556 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PA15 accounts for 32% of them.

Towns in PA15

Collisions in PA15 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Greenock (2,811) and Port Glasgow (225).