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Renfrewshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 766 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 1980, and 977 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 222 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 1979 (1,014), and casualties fell from 1,273.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,487 collisions in Renfrewshire.

Collisions in 1980
766
Down 24% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
977
Down 23% on 1979
Fatal collisions
26
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
222
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 1980

3.4% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 1980 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal263.4%
  • Serious22229%
  • Slight51868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal293%
  • Serious25726%
  • Slight69171%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 766, down 24% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (13%)
  • Wednesday90 (12%)
  • Thursday107 (14%)
  • Friday156 (20%)
  • Saturday124 (16%)
  • Sunday78 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59145 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59124 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (9.4%)
  • February69 (9%)
  • March79 (10%)
  • April52 (6.8%)
  • May74 (9.7%)
  • June54 (7%)
  • July63 (8.2%)
  • August52 (6.8%)
  • September71 (9.3%)
  • October68 (8.9%)
  • November55 (7.2%)
  • December57 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight498 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit220 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds511 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other30 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry397 (52%)
  • Wet or damp319 (42%)
  • Frost or ice34 (4.4%)
  • Snow14 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph602 (79%)
  • 40 mph17 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph77 (10%)
  • 70 mph58 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway543 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway188 (25%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (42%)
  • Pedestrian297 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (13%)
  • Cyclist55 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant29 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1074 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1569 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20212 (22%)
  • 21 to 25124 (13%)
  • 26 to 35132 (14%)
  • 36 to 45106 (11%)
  • 46 to 5578 (8%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7555 (5.6%)
  • Over 7525 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (44%)
  • Pedestrian297 (30%)
  • Passenger252 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car781 (67%)
  • Motorcycle138 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (5%)
  • Bus or coach55 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Renfrewshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Renfrewshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had the 104th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A737 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 1980: 109, including 4 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA737109131434
2ndA7265058414
3rdB7745061214
4thA7413953113
5thA8365129
6thM8304417
7thA761222805
8thB775162807
9thB789142117
10thA736101112
11thB705081001
12thB7906701
13thA7605903
14thB7875502
15thB7915802
16thA7403610
17thA8231011
18thB8153602
19thA712411
20thA772400

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1980

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 1980: 233.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1980

PA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 1980: 107.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years