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Renfrewshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 758 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 1983, and 924 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 218 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1982 (720), and casualties rose from 905.

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

Collisions in 1983
758
Up 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
924
Up 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
27
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
218
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 1983

3.6% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 1983 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal273.6%
  • Serious21829%
  • Slight51368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal323.5%
  • Serious25427%
  • Slight63869%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 758, up 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (13%)
  • Tuesday101 (13%)
  • Wednesday93 (12%)
  • Thursday114 (15%)
  • Friday137 (18%)
  • Saturday134 (18%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59195 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.3%)
  • February53 (7%)
  • March52 (6.9%)
  • April50 (6.6%)
  • May56 (7.4%)
  • June59 (7.8%)
  • July60 (7.9%)
  • August67 (8.8%)
  • September64 (8.4%)
  • October83 (11%)
  • November74 (9.8%)
  • December85 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight480 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit222 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds502 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry385 (51%)
  • Wet or damp349 (46%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph599 (79%)
  • 40 mph12 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph92 (12%)
  • 70 mph46 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway550 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (23%)
  • Roundabout27 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (35%)
  • Pedestrian281 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (13%)
  • Cyclist77 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1060 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 15107 (12%)
  • 16 to 20191 (21%)
  • 21 to 25109 (12%)
  • 26 to 35112 (12%)
  • 36 to 45110 (12%)
  • 46 to 5574 (8%)
  • 56 to 6562 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7555 (6%)
  • Over 7517 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (43%)
  • Pedestrian281 (30%)
  • Passenger246 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (63%)
  • Motorcycle125 (11%)
  • Bus or coach96 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had the 104th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A737 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 1983: 96, including 3 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA73796114336
2ndA85881517
3rdB7745460010
4thA7414958316
5thA7264354017
6thM8284258
7thB7892224010
8thA761213013
9thB7050101120
10thB790101112
11thB7759902
12thB79191002
13thB7866700
14thB7875600
15thA7404510
16thB7764803
17thA7363301
18thB7703301
19thA7541101
20thA7601101

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1983

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 1983: 366.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1983

PA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 1983: 173.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years