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Renfrewshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 775 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 1988, and 1,004 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 198 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1987 (676), and casualties rose from 835.

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

Collisions in 1988
775
Up 15% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,004
Up 20% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
198
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 1988

1.5% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious19826%
  • Slight56573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious23023%
  • Slight76076%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 775, up 15% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (13%)
  • Tuesday118 (15%)
  • Wednesday98 (13%)
  • Thursday121 (16%)
  • Friday130 (17%)
  • Saturday121 (16%)
  • Sunday85 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (8.5%)
  • February57 (7.4%)
  • March56 (7.2%)
  • April51 (6.6%)
  • May67 (8.6%)
  • June48 (6.2%)
  • July62 (8%)
  • August61 (7.9%)
  • September78 (10%)
  • October60 (7.7%)
  • November94 (12%)
  • December75 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight554 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds574 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds141 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry423 (55%)
  • Wet or damp324 (42%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph589 (76%)
  • 40 mph20 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph108 (14%)
  • 70 mph56 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway550 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway178 (23%)
  • Roundabout29 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant480 (48%)
  • Pedestrian246 (25%)
  • Bus or coach occupant88 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (7%)
  • Cyclist44 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1077 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1568 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20136 (14%)
  • 21 to 25138 (14%)
  • 26 to 35173 (17%)
  • 36 to 45127 (13%)
  • 46 to 5591 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.4%)
  • Over 7534 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider444 (44%)
  • Passenger314 (31%)
  • Pedestrian246 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car866 (70%)
  • Bus or coach107 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle70 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (2.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had the 105th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
105th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A737 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 1988: 89, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA73789125126
2ndA741475518
3rdA7264668115
4thB7744657013
5thA8426929
6thM83345113
7thA7612942010
8thB789294416
9thB775193517
10thB7050121500
11thA76091502
12thB78791101
13thB7905601
14thA7404701
15thB7914502
16thB7863602
17thB7682201
18thB7702200
19thM8982500
20thA7361100

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1988

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 1988: 371.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1988

PA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 1988: 160.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years