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East Renfrewshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 155 road traffic collisions in East Renfrewshire in 1979, and 218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 7,618 collisions in East Renfrewshire.

Collisions in 1979
155
Casualties in 1979
218
Fatal collisions
8
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
36% of collisions

Crash severity in East Renfrewshire in 1979

5.2% of collisions in East Renfrewshire in 1979 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2% and 24% in East Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal85.2%
  • Serious5636%
  • Slight9159%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal94.1%
  • Serious7233%
  • Slight13763%

East Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 301 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 155.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday18 (12%)
  • Thursday21 (14%)
  • Friday34 (22%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.2%)
  • February13 (8.4%)
  • March16 (10%)
  • April13 (8.4%)
  • May11 (7.1%)
  • June14 (9%)
  • July8 (5.2%)
  • August18 (12%)
  • September12 (7.7%)
  • October17 (11%)
  • November15 (9.7%)
  • December10 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (5.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (52%)
  • Wet or damp57 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (7.7%)
  • Snow4 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph100 (65%)
  • 40 mph11 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph32 (21%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (12%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Renfrewshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (53%)
  • Pedestrian43 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (10%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (3.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (8.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2045 (21%)
  • 21 to 2523 (11%)
  • 26 to 3534 (16%)
  • 36 to 4514 (6.4%)
  • 46 to 5517 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6517 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (8.3%)
  • Over 757 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider107 (49%)
  • Passenger68 (31%)
  • Pedestrian43 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car175 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle22 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Renfrewshire in 1979

Map of the last 4 crashes of 1979 in East Renfrewshire

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  • 4 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious

How East Renfrewshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Renfrewshire had fewer road collisions than 344 of them in 1979.

Collisions
345th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
336th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A77 had the most collisions in East Renfrewshire in 1979: 39, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Renfrewshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA773966212
2ndA726202408
3rdB769172019
4thB767132418
5thB76481522
6thA7276701
7thA7365810
8thA721101
9thA7371100
10thB7591100
11thB7751101

Towns in East Renfrewshire: crashes in 1979

Glasgow had the most collisions of any town in East Renfrewshire in 1979: 8.

Postcode districts in East Renfrewshire: crashes in 1979

G78 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Renfrewshire in 1979: 13.

Latest crashes in East Renfrewshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in East Renfrewshire in 1979, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

East Renfrewshire road accidents in other years