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East Renfrewshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in East Renfrewshire in 1982, and 375 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1981 (263), and casualties rose from 348.

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

Collisions in 1982
276
Up 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
375
Up 8% on 1981
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
33% of collisions

Crash severity in East Renfrewshire in 1982

2.2% of collisions in East Renfrewshire in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2% and 24% in East Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious9033%
  • Slight18065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious11531%
  • Slight25468%

East Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 301 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 276, up 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (11%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (8.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.2%)
  • February27 (9.8%)
  • March25 (9.1%)
  • April16 (5.8%)
  • May17 (6.2%)
  • June27 (9.8%)
  • July17 (6.2%)
  • August30 (11%)
  • September32 (12%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November21 (7.6%)
  • December19 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (5.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (51%)
  • Wet or damp113 (41%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.7%)
  • Snow8 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph185 (67%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph58 (21%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Renfrewshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (53%)
  • Pedestrian78 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (12%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20102 (27%)
  • 21 to 2537 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3541 (11%)
  • 36 to 4537 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5532 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.9%)
  • Over 756 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (46%)
  • Passenger125 (33%)
  • Pedestrian78 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (71%)
  • Motorcycle47 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Renfrewshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in East Renfrewshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Renfrewshire ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Renfrewshire had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 1982.

Collisions
326th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
302nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A77 had the most collisions in East Renfrewshire in 1982: 48, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Renfrewshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA774874217
2ndA736344728
3rdA7262731010
4thB7672332014
5thB764132002
6thA727101001
7thB7697803
8thB77571204
9thB7744700
10thB7592400
11thB7622200
12thB7711100
13thB7731100

Towns in East Renfrewshire: crashes in 1982

Glasgow had the most collisions of any town in East Renfrewshire in 1982: 91.

Postcode districts in East Renfrewshire: crashes in 1982

G78 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Renfrewshire in 1982: 87.

Latest crashes in East Renfrewshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in East Renfrewshire in 1982, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

East Renfrewshire road accidents in other years