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Renfrewshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 722 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 1981, and 909 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 223 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1980 (766), and casualties fell from 977.

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

Collisions in 1981
722
Down 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
909
Down 7% on 1980
Fatal collisions
15
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
223
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 1981

2.1% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 1981 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious22331%
  • Slight48467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.7%
  • Serious25428%
  • Slight64070%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 722, down 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (11%)
  • Wednesday97 (13%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday140 (19%)
  • Saturday127 (18%)
  • Sunday70 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59149 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.1%)
  • February63 (8.7%)
  • March59 (8.2%)
  • April49 (6.8%)
  • May76 (11%)
  • June47 (6.5%)
  • July62 (8.6%)
  • August48 (6.6%)
  • September61 (8.4%)
  • October73 (10%)
  • November61 (8.4%)
  • December72 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight479 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit197 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds480 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (4.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (50%)
  • Wet or damp301 (42%)
  • Frost or ice46 (6.4%)
  • Snow11 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph574 (80%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph87 (12%)
  • 70 mph39 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway527 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway161 (22%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant340 (37%)
  • Pedestrian270 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (18%)
  • Cyclist52 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1081 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 1577 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20236 (26%)
  • 21 to 25113 (12%)
  • 26 to 35127 (14%)
  • 36 to 4590 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5563 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.7%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (46%)
  • Pedestrian270 (30%)
  • Passenger224 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car701 (64%)
  • Motorcycle173 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach55 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had the 106th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
106th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A737 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 1981: 110, including 6 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA737110138632
2ndA7415061316
3rdB7744752014
4thA726385918
5thA83848112
6thA761263916
7thM8254408
8thB789243207
9thB775101605
10thB705091103
11thA7407801
12thA7605501
13thB7875502
14thA7364401
15thB7903301
16thB7682402
17thB7912200
18thB8152202
19thA7421100
20thA7541100

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1981

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 1981: 331.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1981

PA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 1981: 162.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 1981, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years