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PA16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,104 road traffic collisions in the PA16 postcode district, Inverclyde, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,191 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 708 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, down from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,104
1,273rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,191
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
43
45 people killed
Serious collisions
708
828 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
Down 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PA16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal431.4%
  • Serious70823%
  • Slight2,35376%

What the data shows

  • PA16 had 191 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 419 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in PA16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 907 children under 16 were killed or injured in PA16, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in PA16.

Where PA16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,273rd
Most casualties
1,250th
Most fatal collisions
1,403rd
Most serious collisions
940th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday410 (13%)
  • Tuesday430 (14%)
  • Wednesday457 (15%)
  • Thursday491 (16%)
  • Friday527 (17%)
  • Saturday410 (13%)
  • Sunday379 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,212 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit773 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,681 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway335 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout35 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,621 (84%)
  • 40 mph11 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph325 (10%)
  • 70 mph132 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,110 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds657 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds168 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds77 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other46 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,376 (57%)
  • Pedestrian969 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist328 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist164 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant153 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant104 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant55 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PA16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PA16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PA16 peaked at 126 in 1986; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251320
20241726
20231018
2022917
20211114
20201316
20192542
20182529
20172630
20164258
20153346
20143341
20134150
20123545
20114255
20104054
20094156
20086582
20074358
20064655
20055265
20046282
200369114
20025580
200184119
200091129
19997592
199894134
199797140
199699138
199594133
1994111160
199395137
199295134
1991117173
199080110
198991113
1988100118
1987108164
1986126162
1985126168
1984121157
1983102125
1982121144
1981124148
198078106
19792734

Map of recent crashes in PA16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PA16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PA16

The 24 most recent collisions in PA16 happened between 11 April 2024 and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PA16

The A78 has the most collisions in PA16, 807 of 3,104 (26%), followed by the A770 (224).

Collisions in PA16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA788071,22725189
2ndA770224341758
3rdA742120167337
4thA87299123
5thB70545766012
6thA7761001
7thA7473301

Council areas covering PA16

Collisions in PA16 were recorded in 2 council areas. Inverclyde has 3,099 of 3,104 (99.8%).

Collisions in PA16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stInverclyde3,0994,18343708
2ndRenfrewshire3500

Towns in PA16

Collisions in PA16 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Greenock (1,949) and Gourock (54).