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Renfrewshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 748 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 1984, and 926 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 224 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1983 (758), and casualties rose from 924.

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

Collisions in 1984
748
Down 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
926
Level with 1983
Fatal collisions
20
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
224
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 1984

2.7% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 1984 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.7%
  • Serious22430%
  • Slight50467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.3%
  • Serious24827%
  • Slight65771%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 748, down 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (12%)
  • Tuesday92 (12%)
  • Wednesday110 (15%)
  • Thursday111 (15%)
  • Friday133 (18%)
  • Saturday131 (18%)
  • Sunday78 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (8.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (5.9%)
  • February68 (9.1%)
  • March69 (9.2%)
  • April50 (6.7%)
  • May60 (8%)
  • June86 (11%)
  • July49 (6.6%)
  • August54 (7.2%)
  • September66 (8.8%)
  • October61 (8.2%)
  • November70 (9.4%)
  • December71 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight506 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds515 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds174 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry435 (58%)
  • Wet or damp274 (37%)
  • Frost or ice25 (3.3%)
  • Snow12 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph600 (80%)
  • 40 mph15 (2%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph93 (12%)
  • 70 mph34 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway490 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway223 (30%)
  • Roundabout24 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (36%)
  • Pedestrian283 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist74 (8%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1065 (7%)
  • 11 to 1587 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20192 (21%)
  • 21 to 25113 (12%)
  • 26 to 35117 (13%)
  • 36 to 4591 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5585 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7559 (6.4%)
  • Over 7525 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider380 (41%)
  • Pedestrian283 (31%)
  • Passenger263 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car753 (66%)
  • Motorcycle116 (10%)
  • Bus or coach82 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had the 110th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A737 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 1984: 103, including 3 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA737103141336
2ndA7415864219
3rdB7745166112
4thA7264965416
5thA8273828
6thB789222705
7thA761212315
8thB775172705
9thM8162203
10thA740121603
11thB705091101
12thB7909905
13thB79191004
14thA7365503
15thA76051002
16thB7875501
17thB7763803
18thB7863501
19thA8142300
20thB7712201

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1984

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 1984: 353.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1984

PA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 1984: 171.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 1984, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years