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Renfrewshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 784 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 1986, and 972 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 205 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1985 (783), and casualties rose from 949.

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

Collisions in 1986
784
Level with 1985
Casualties in 1986
972
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
22
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
205
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 1986

2.8% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222.8%
  • Serious20526%
  • Slight55771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.3%
  • Serious23824%
  • Slight71273%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 784, level with 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (13%)
  • Tuesday114 (15%)
  • Wednesday111 (14%)
  • Thursday108 (14%)
  • Friday129 (16%)
  • Saturday145 (18%)
  • Sunday76 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59159 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7%)
  • February52 (6.6%)
  • March58 (7.4%)
  • April56 (7.1%)
  • May82 (10%)
  • June62 (7.9%)
  • July56 (7.1%)
  • August53 (6.8%)
  • September52 (6.6%)
  • October86 (11%)
  • November92 (12%)
  • December80 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight537 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds523 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds59 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry403 (51%)
  • Wet or damp346 (44%)
  • Frost or ice27 (3.4%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph633 (81%)
  • 40 mph22 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph84 (11%)
  • 70 mph42 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway547 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway193 (25%)
  • Roundabout27 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (38%)
  • Pedestrian317 (33%)
  • Bus or coach occupant86 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist64 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1073 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1585 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20173 (18%)
  • 21 to 25125 (13%)
  • 26 to 35135 (14%)
  • 36 to 4590 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5584 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6577 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7556 (5.8%)
  • Over 7527 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (38%)
  • Pedestrian317 (33%)
  • Passenger286 (29%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car784 (65%)
  • Bus or coach104 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle83 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had the 103rd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A737 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 1986: 97, including 3 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA73797138327
2ndB7746375011
3rdA7414958313
4thA726384928
5thA8365739
6thB789283107
7thM8274228
8thA761212624
9thB7050172002
10thB79191003
11thB77581202
12thB79071002
13thA76061303
14thB7876602
15thA7365501
16thA7404701
17thB7864501
18thA7543301
19thA8772301
20thB7762201

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1986

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 1986: 373.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1986

PA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 1986: 179.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years