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East Renfrewshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 95 road traffic collisions in East Renfrewshire in 2016, and 117 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2015 (94), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2016
95
Up 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
117
Level with 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
17% of collisions

Crash severity in East Renfrewshire in 2016

None of the collisions in East Renfrewshire in 2016 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 2% and 24% in East Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1617%
  • Slight7983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1715%
  • Slight10085%

East Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 301 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 95, up 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 95
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (20%)
  • Tuesday17 (18%)
  • Wednesday10 (11%)
  • Thursday21 (22%)
  • Friday9 (9.5%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday6 (6.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (9.5%)
  • February13 (14%)
  • March8 (8.4%)
  • April9 (9.5%)
  • May9 (9.5%)
  • June7 (7.4%)
  • July2 (2.1%)
  • August9 (9.5%)
  • September7 (7.4%)
  • October9 (9.5%)
  • November8 (8.4%)
  • December5 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight70 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds70 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry61 (64%)
  • Wet or damp29 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (74%)
  • 40 mph8 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph10 (11%)
  • 70 mph4 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway64 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (22%)
  • Roundabout8 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Renfrewshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant66 (56%)
  • Pedestrian26 (22%)
  • Cyclist14 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 156 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2023 (20%)
  • 21 to 2510 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3521 (18%)
  • 36 to 4511 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5523 (20%)
  • 56 to 657 (6%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.4%)
  • Over 759 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider69 (59%)
  • Pedestrian26 (22%)
  • Passenger22 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car129 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle6 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Renfrewshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Renfrewshire ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Renfrewshire had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 2016.

Collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Renfrewshire in 2016

Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood, East Renfrewshire, G76 7ET area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Renfrewshire in 2016, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A77 had the most collisions in East Renfrewshire in 2016: 15, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Renfrewshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA77151803
2ndA727121304
3rdA7367701
4thB7677800
5thA7265500
6thB7695700
7thM774700
8thB7712200
9thB7752501
10thB7641100

Towns in East Renfrewshire: crashes in 2016

Glasgow had the most collisions of any town in East Renfrewshire in 2016: 36.

Postcode districts in East Renfrewshire: crashes in 2016

G77 and G78 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Renfrewshire in 2016, with 24 each.

Latest crashes in East Renfrewshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in East Renfrewshire in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 13 December 2016.

Severity

East Renfrewshire road accidents in other years