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East Renfrewshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 70 road traffic collisions in East Renfrewshire in 2018, and 91 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2017 (95), and casualties fell from 117.

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

Collisions in 2018
70
Down 26% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
91
Down 22% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Renfrewshire in 2018

None of the collisions in East Renfrewshire in 2018 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 2% and 24% in East Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1420%
  • Slight5680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1516%
  • Slight7684%

East Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 301 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 70, down 26% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 70
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (17%)
  • Tuesday11 (16%)
  • Wednesday10 (14%)
  • Thursday11 (16%)
  • Friday8 (11%)
  • Saturday8 (11%)
  • Sunday10 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (8.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (8.6%)
  • February5 (7.1%)
  • March5 (7.1%)
  • April4 (5.7%)
  • May11 (16%)
  • June5 (7.1%)
  • July5 (7.1%)
  • August5 (7.1%)
  • September3 (4.3%)
  • October6 (8.6%)
  • November9 (13%)
  • December6 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight47 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds47 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry36 (51%)
  • Wet or damp31 (44%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph42 (60%)
  • 40 mph5 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph18 (26%)
  • 70 mph3 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway54 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (16%)
  • Roundabout3 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Renfrewshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant63 (69%)
  • Cyclist11 (12%)
  • Pedestrian10 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (7.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 152 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2012 (13%)
  • 21 to 255 (5.5%)
  • 26 to 3511 (12%)
  • 36 to 4514 (15%)
  • 46 to 5513 (14%)
  • 56 to 6512 (13%)
  • 66 to 757 (7.7%)
  • Over 758 (8.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider64 (70%)
  • Passenger17 (19%)
  • Pedestrian10 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car99 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle7 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Renfrewshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Renfrewshire had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 2018.

Collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Renfrewshire in 2018

Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor, East Renfrewshire, G78 1SW area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Renfrewshire in 2018, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A736 had the most collisions in East Renfrewshire in 2018: 10, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Renfrewshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA736101101
2ndA776700
3rdB7676702
4thB7755501
5thM774603
6thA7273400
7thB7693300
8thB7711200
9thB7761101

Towns in East Renfrewshire: crashes in 2018

Barrhead had the most collisions of any town in East Renfrewshire in 2018: 16.

Postcode districts in East Renfrewshire: crashes in 2018

G78 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Renfrewshire in 2018: 32.

Latest crashes in East Renfrewshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in East Renfrewshire in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 13 December 2018.

Severity

East Renfrewshire road accidents in other years