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Renfrewshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 720 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 1982, and 905 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 233 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (722), and casualties fell from 909.

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

Collisions in 1982
720
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
905
Level with 1981
Fatal collisions
25
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
233
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 1982

3.5% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 1982 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal253.5%
  • Serious23332%
  • Slight46264%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal283.1%
  • Serious26629%
  • Slight61168%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 720, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (11%)
  • Wednesday100 (14%)
  • Thursday114 (16%)
  • Friday133 (18%)
  • Saturday115 (16%)
  • Sunday85 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (6.8%)
  • February71 (9.9%)
  • March71 (9.9%)
  • April56 (7.8%)
  • May73 (10%)
  • June49 (6.8%)
  • July48 (6.7%)
  • August57 (7.9%)
  • September73 (10%)
  • October62 (8.6%)
  • November56 (7.8%)
  • December55 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight450 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds471 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds59 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (4.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry358 (50%)
  • Wet or damp315 (44%)
  • Frost or ice38 (5.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph578 (80%)
  • 40 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph81 (11%)
  • 70 mph44 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway529 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (22%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (43%)
  • Pedestrian274 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (15%)
  • Cyclist44 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1075 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1563 (7%)
  • 16 to 20207 (23%)
  • 21 to 25120 (13%)
  • 26 to 35136 (15%)
  • 36 to 45100 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (6%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (46%)
  • Pedestrian274 (30%)
  • Passenger215 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car727 (68%)
  • Motorcycle138 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach45 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Renfrewshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Renfrewshire ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had the 109th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A737 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 1982: 93, including 2 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA73793115232
2ndB7746275222
3rdA7266070115
4thA7413753214
5thA83754213
6thA761283719
7thM8233369
8thB789202404
9thB775152017
10thB7050101303
11thA7407911
12thA7606601
13thB7876712
14thA7365701
15thB7914601
16thA8772301
17thB7712200
18thB7862200
19thB7902501
20thA7541100

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1982

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 1982: 364.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1982

PA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 1982: 171.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years