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East Renfrewshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in East Renfrewshire in 1981, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1980 (229), and casualties rose from 308.

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

Collisions in 1981
263
Up 15% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
348
Up 13% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
32% of collisions

Crash severity in East Renfrewshire in 1981

2.7% of collisions in East Renfrewshire in 1981 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2% and 24% in East Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious8532%
  • Slight17165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious9527%
  • Slight24671%

East Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 301 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 263, up 15% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday42 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (17%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.6%)
  • February14 (5.3%)
  • March26 (9.9%)
  • April21 (8%)
  • May19 (7.2%)
  • June18 (6.8%)
  • July17 (6.5%)
  • August26 (9.9%)
  • September19 (7.2%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December24 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (52%)
  • Wet or damp99 (38%)
  • Frost or ice21 (8%)
  • Snow5 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (70%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph51 (19%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (13%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Renfrewshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (55%)
  • Pedestrian80 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (11%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2070 (20%)
  • 21 to 2541 (12%)
  • 26 to 3553 (15%)
  • 36 to 4533 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5539 (11%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.3%)
  • Over 7518 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (47%)
  • Passenger104 (30%)
  • Pedestrian80 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (75%)
  • Motorcycle41 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Renfrewshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in East Renfrewshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Renfrewshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Renfrewshire had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 1981.

Collisions
326th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
308th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A77 had the most collisions in East Renfrewshire in 1981: 47, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Renfrewshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA774765314
2ndA7363650115
3rdA726213007
4thA727111201
5thB77481003
6thB7677903
7thB76971412
8thB7645803
9thB77151003
10thB7622200
11thB7752202
12thA7301101
13thA7621100
14thA7631100
15thA7671100
16thA7761300
17thA8141100
18thB7761201

Towns in East Renfrewshire: crashes in 1981

Glasgow had the most collisions of any town in East Renfrewshire in 1981: 97.

Postcode districts in East Renfrewshire: crashes in 1981

G78 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Renfrewshire in 1981: 100.

Latest crashes in East Renfrewshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in East Renfrewshire in 1981, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

East Renfrewshire road accidents in other years