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Renfrewshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 768 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 1989, and 962 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1988 (775), and casualties fell from 1,004.

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

Collisions in 1989
768
Down 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
962
Down 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 1989

2% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious18224%
  • Slight57174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious20722%
  • Slight74077%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 768, down 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (13%)
  • Tuesday111 (14%)
  • Wednesday117 (15%)
  • Thursday109 (14%)
  • Friday135 (18%)
  • Saturday118 (15%)
  • Sunday80 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59179 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (6.1%)
  • February63 (8.2%)
  • March65 (8.5%)
  • April62 (8.1%)
  • May64 (8.3%)
  • June60 (7.8%)
  • July66 (8.6%)
  • August54 (7%)
  • September69 (9%)
  • October72 (9.4%)
  • November77 (10%)
  • December69 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight558 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds560 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry440 (57%)
  • Wet or damp304 (40%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph623 (81%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph87 (11%)
  • 70 mph41 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway540 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway180 (23%)
  • Roundabout34 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant427 (44%)
  • Pedestrian256 (27%)
  • Bus or coach occupant111 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist48 (5%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1074 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1565 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20143 (15%)
  • 21 to 25126 (13%)
  • 26 to 35165 (17%)
  • 36 to 4584 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5587 (9%)
  • 56 to 6572 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7561 (6.3%)
  • Over 7538 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (40%)
  • Passenger323 (34%)
  • Pedestrian256 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car774 (67%)
  • Bus or coach132 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle53 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had the 115th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A737 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 1989: 104, including 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA737104132034
2ndA7264960117
3rdB774485906
4thA741404715
5thA83652210
6thB789233504
7thM8233715
8thA761203308
9thB775182304
10thB7050131404
11thA7607803
12thB7865904
13thB7875512
14thB7905600
15thA7363300
16thA7403301
17thA8773301
18thB7913300
19thB7762500
20thB8152400

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1989

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 1989: 370.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1989

PA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 1989: 172.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years