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East Renfrewshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 95 road traffic collisions in East Renfrewshire in 2017, and 117 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2016, and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2017
95
Level with 2016
Casualties in 2017
117
Level with 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
19% of collisions

Crash severity in East Renfrewshire in 2017

None of the collisions in East Renfrewshire in 2017 were fatal and 19% were serious, against 2% and 24% in East Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1819%
  • Slight7781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1815%
  • Slight9985%

East Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 301 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 95, level with 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (19%)
  • Tuesday17 (18%)
  • Wednesday12 (13%)
  • Thursday14 (15%)
  • Friday12 (13%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday9 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (3.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (9.5%)
  • February6 (6.3%)
  • March9 (9.5%)
  • April7 (7.4%)
  • May10 (11%)
  • June5 (5.3%)
  • July8 (8.4%)
  • August11 (12%)
  • September6 (6.3%)
  • October8 (8.4%)
  • November4 (4.2%)
  • December12 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight74 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds65 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other3 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry54 (57%)
  • Wet or damp37 (39%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3.2%)
  • Snow1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (76%)
  • 40 mph9 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph8 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph4 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway72 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (16%)
  • Roundabout7 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Renfrewshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (67%)
  • Pedestrian18 (15%)
  • Cyclist9 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 207 (6%)
  • 21 to 2514 (12%)
  • 26 to 3524 (21%)
  • 36 to 4513 (11%)
  • 46 to 5512 (10%)
  • 56 to 6513 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (12%)
  • Over 7510 (8.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider80 (68%)
  • Passenger19 (16%)
  • Pedestrian18 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car138 (83%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (6%)
  • Motorcycle8 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Renfrewshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Renfrewshire had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 2017.

Collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Renfrewshire in 2017

Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor, East Renfrewshire, G78 1SW area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Renfrewshire in 2017, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A77 had the most collisions in East Renfrewshire in 2017: 14, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Renfrewshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA77141902
2ndA736111301
3rdA72791003
4thB7676601
5thM775901
6thA7262302
7thB7692200
8thB7752300
9thB7741100

Towns in East Renfrewshire: crashes in 2017

Glasgow had the most collisions of any town in East Renfrewshire in 2017: 31.

Postcode districts in East Renfrewshire: crashes in 2017

G77 and G78 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Renfrewshire in 2017, with 27 each.

Latest crashes in East Renfrewshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in East Renfrewshire in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

East Renfrewshire road accidents in other years