Skip to main content
CrashStats

East Renfrewshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 56 road traffic collisions in East Renfrewshire in 2024, and 67 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2023 (68), and casualties fell from 87.

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

Collisions in 2024
56
Down 18% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
67
Down 23% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
32% of collisions

Crash severity in East Renfrewshire in 2024

1.8% of collisions in East Renfrewshire in 2024 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2% and 24% in East Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.8%
  • Serious1832%
  • Slight3766%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.5%
  • Serious1827%
  • Slight4872%

East Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 301 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 56, down 18% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 56
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (11%)
  • Tuesday9 (16%)
  • Wednesday7 (13%)
  • Thursday7 (13%)
  • Friday10 (18%)
  • Saturday8 (14%)
  • Sunday9 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (7.1%)
  • February4 (7.1%)
  • March5 (8.9%)
  • April4 (7.1%)
  • May7 (13%)
  • June6 (11%)
  • July6 (11%)
  • August2 (3.6%)
  • September4 (7.1%)
  • October7 (13%)
  • November4 (7.1%)
  • December3 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight42 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds47 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (7.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.8%)
  • Other4 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry36 (64%)
  • Wet or damp17 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (5.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (7.1%)
  • 30 mph39 (70%)
  • 40 mph4 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph5 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway43 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (16%)
  • Roundabout4 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Renfrewshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant37 (55%)
  • Cyclist12 (18%)
  • Pedestrian11 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (6%)
  • Van occupant2 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 153 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 203 (4.5%)
  • 21 to 255 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3510 (15%)
  • 36 to 4511 (16%)
  • 46 to 5513 (19%)
  • 56 to 6510 (15%)
  • 66 to 758 (12%)
  • Over 753 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider49 (73%)
  • Pedestrian11 (16%)
  • Passenger7 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car73 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (13%)
  • Motorcycle4 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Renfrewshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Renfrewshire had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 2024.

Collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Renfrewshire in 2024

Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham, East Renfrewshire, G77 5QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Renfrewshire in 2024, with 7 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A77 had the most collisions in East Renfrewshire in 2024: 7, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Renfrewshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA777703
2ndA7365701
3rdB7674510
4thA7273500
5thA7262300
6thB7692201
7thB7641100
8thB7761200
9thM771100

Towns in East Renfrewshire: crashes in 2024

Newton Mearns had the most collisions of any town in East Renfrewshire in 2024: 15.

Postcode districts in East Renfrewshire: crashes in 2024

G77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Renfrewshire in 2024: 19.

Latest crashes in East Renfrewshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in East Renfrewshire in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2024.

Severity

East Renfrewshire road accidents in other years