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Renfrewshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 22,487 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025, and 28,808 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 444 were fatal and 5,228 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 126 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (137), and casualties fell from 193 to 163.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
22,487
143rd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28,808
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
444
2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
126
Down 8% on 2024

Crash severity in Renfrewshire

2% of collisions in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4442%
  • Serious5,22823%
  • Slight16,81575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4791.7%
  • Serious5,92121%
  • Slight22,40878%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. In 2025 there were 126, down 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 126
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025126163
2024137193
2023111136
2022120164
2021106136
2020120150
2019162208
2018211263
2017258328
2016287363
2015258322
2014255317
2013254324
2012337431
2011353481
2010320414
2009308386
2008370460
2007426553
2006454583
2005465603
2004486636
2003526696
2002482643
2001467605
2000481649
1999534691
1998529704
1997567731
1996567787
1995616811
1994587745
1993614824
1992643814
1991695929
1990741929
1989768962
19887751,004
1987676835
1986784972
1985783949
1984748926
1983758924
1982720905
1981722909
1980766977
19791,0141,273

When and where crashes happen in Renfrewshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,070 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,235 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,187 (14%)
  • Thursday3,383 (15%)
  • Friday3,889 (17%)
  • Saturday3,369 (15%)
  • Sunday2,354 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59940 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59365 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,469 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,788 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,127 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,620 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,850 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,328 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,788 (8%)
  • February1,777 (7.9%)
  • March1,866 (8.3%)
  • April1,712 (7.6%)
  • May1,884 (8.4%)
  • June1,825 (8.1%)
  • July1,735 (7.7%)
  • August1,815 (8.1%)
  • September1,909 (8.5%)
  • October2,052 (9.1%)
  • November2,103 (9.4%)
  • December2,021 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight15,646 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,358 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,209 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown140 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit134 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds15,618 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,393 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds1,043 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds533 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds176 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist123 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds54 (0.2%)
  • Other425 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded122 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,935 (53%)
  • Wet or damp9,531 (42%)
  • Frost or ice743 (3.3%)
  • Snow197 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep78 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph49 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph16,649 (74%)
  • 40 mph729 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph390 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph3,087 (14%)
  • 70 mph1,583 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway14,880 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway5,603 (25%)
  • Roundabout1,228 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road620 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded156 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,289 (53%)
  • Pedestrian6,755 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist1,968 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,761 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist1,527 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant613 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant406 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)220 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant132 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant129 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5972 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 101,697 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 151,950 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 204,515 (16%)
  • 21 to 253,545 (12%)
  • 26 to 355,140 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,722 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,804 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 652,104 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 751,417 (4.9%)
  • Over 75942 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,712 (48%)
  • Passenger8,341 (29%)
  • Pedestrian6,755 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car26,989 (74%)
  • Bus or coach2,254 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle2,032 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle1,573 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,554 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes982 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car740 (2%)
  • Other vehicle311 (0.8%)
  • Minibus180 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle19 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Renfrewshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in 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 Renfrewshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had the 143rd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
140thSolihull22,77530,8703575,037
141stFlintshire22,68732,9384623,637
142ndBasingstoke and Deane22,61030,8004315,603
143rdRenfrewshire (this area)22,48728,8084445,228
144thWest Berkshire22,35331,1905484,453
145thNorth Tyneside22,28329,3082953,765
146thNorth Somerset22,13030,5244394,112

Accident hotspots in Renfrewshire

Paisley East and Central, Renfrewshire, PA1 1UA area is the busiest accident hotspot in Renfrewshire, with 852 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 11 of them fatal.

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes

The A737 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,197, including 64 fatal and 579 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7372,1973,01864579
2ndA7261,5172,02231337
3rdA7611,2991,72615269
4thM81,1741,71439212
5thA81,1731,59443282
6thA7411,1711,41225292
7thB7741,0601,30117238
8thB7898051,01918167
9thB7755999079167
10thB787265328870
11thB7050236271543
12thA760219337359
13thA736217278341
14thB790188256450
15thB791135172128
16thA74097134314
17thB78692132231
18thM89890124021
19thA8776282118
20thB7715265013

Towns in Renfrewshire

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025: 9,299.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire

PA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,311.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in Renfrewshire, none were fatal and 17 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity