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East Renfrewshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,618 road traffic collisions in East Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025, and 10,097 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 156 were fatal and 1,816 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 63 collisions, up 13% on 2024 (56), and casualties rose from 67 to 82.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
7,618
13th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
10,097
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
156
2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
63
Up 13% on 2024

Crash severity in East Renfrewshire

2% of collisions in East Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1562%
  • Serious1,81624%
  • Slight5,64674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1671.7%
  • Serious2,16121%
  • Slight7,76977%

East Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 301 in 1989. In 2025 there were 63, up 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 63
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256382
20245667
20236887
20225775
20215667
20204855
20196678
20187091
201795117
201695117
201594117
201493110
201398120
201297121
2011116154
2010103121
2009105127
2008111135
2007119150
2006138179
2005129164
2004148195
2003171219
2002131187
2001163203
2000183247
1999197276
1998201261
1997206263
1996191274
1995216304
1994214281
1993215308
1992219308
1991268358
1990286414
1989301416
1988288368
1987248328
1986254359
1985276374
1984230312
1983212259
1982276375
1981263348
1980229308
1979155218

When and where crashes happen in East Renfrewshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,114 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,103 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,109 (15%)
  • Thursday1,086 (14%)
  • Friday1,306 (17%)
  • Saturday1,090 (14%)
  • Sunday810 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59336 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59118 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59968 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,301 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,918 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,329 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59722 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January604 (7.9%)
  • February590 (7.7%)
  • March612 (8%)
  • April557 (7.3%)
  • May642 (8.4%)
  • June626 (8.2%)
  • July584 (7.7%)
  • August661 (8.7%)
  • September614 (8.1%)
  • October748 (9.8%)
  • November716 (9.4%)
  • December664 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,408 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,552 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting586 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit37 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,282 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,387 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds393 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds204 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds87 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds68 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist38 (0.5%)
  • Other125 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry3,914 (51%)
  • Wet or damp3,232 (42%)
  • Frost or ice331 (4.3%)
  • Snow119 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep21 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph27 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph5,211 (68%)
  • 40 mph536 (7%)
  • 50 mph76 (1%)
  • 60 mph1,620 (21%)
  • 70 mph146 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,845 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway1,388 (18%)
  • Roundabout260 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road84 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in East Renfrewshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant6,253 (62%)
  • Pedestrian1,860 (18%)
  • Cyclist608 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist587 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant254 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant253 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)112 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant66 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant54 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant46 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5286 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 10568 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 15744 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 201,647 (16%)
  • 21 to 251,163 (12%)
  • 26 to 351,719 (17%)
  • 36 to 451,287 (13%)
  • 46 to 55970 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 65723 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 75549 (5.4%)
  • Over 75441 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider5,385 (53%)
  • Passenger2,852 (28%)
  • Pedestrian1,860 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car10,065 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle627 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle600 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes524 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes426 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach337 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car115 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle103 (0.8%)
  • Minibus43 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in East Renfrewshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Renfrewshire

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 East Renfrewshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Renfrewshire had the 13th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
13th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 36th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
Joint 22nd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
336thIsle of Anglesey8,05311,7592241,755
337thTorfaen7,94910,6791181,642
338thRedditch7,67610,0331031,349
339thEast Renfrewshire (this area)7,61810,0971561,816
340thTorridge7,1699,8751301,441
341stBlaenau Gwent6,8709,3921041,359
342ndMerthyr Tydfil6,7839,704120926

Accident hotspots in East Renfrewshire

Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor, East Renfrewshire, G78 1SW area is the busiest accident hotspot in East Renfrewshire, with 227 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in East Renfrewshire with the most crashes

The A77 had the most collisions in East Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,215, including 54 fatal and 270 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA771,2151,69354270
2ndA7368471,22227221
3rdA7266117674139
4thB7674145689115
5thB769377483689
6thB7642614171074
7thA727220261143
8thB771161207138
9thB775155262756
10thM77106162224
11thB77494115223
12thB773283605
13thB759192705
14thB762151505
15thA737111602
16thB776111404
17thB7666901
18thA7625500
19thB7895701
20thB7274700

Towns in East Renfrewshire

Glasgow had the most collisions of any town in East Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,351.

Postcode districts in East Renfrewshire

G78 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,431.

Latest crashes in East Renfrewshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in East Renfrewshire, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity