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Renfrewshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 741 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 1990, and 929 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1989 (768), and casualties fell from 962.

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

Collisions in 1990
741
Down 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
929
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
16
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 1990

2.2% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 1990 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious19326%
  • Slight53272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious21423%
  • Slight69875%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 741, down 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (16%)
  • Tuesday111 (15%)
  • Wednesday101 (14%)
  • Thursday90 (12%)
  • Friday128 (17%)
  • Saturday108 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (6.7%)
  • February57 (7.7%)
  • March60 (8.1%)
  • April54 (7.3%)
  • May90 (12%)
  • June57 (7.7%)
  • July51 (6.9%)
  • August48 (6.5%)
  • September62 (8.4%)
  • October69 (9.3%)
  • November57 (7.7%)
  • December86 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight528 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds504 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds58 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (4.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (52%)
  • Wet or damp327 (44%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph550 (74%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph103 (14%)
  • 70 mph56 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway516 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway177 (24%)
  • Roundabout30 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (49%)
  • Pedestrian243 (26%)
  • Bus or coach occupant95 (10%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1068 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20148 (16%)
  • 21 to 25125 (13%)
  • 26 to 35163 (18%)
  • 36 to 4598 (11%)
  • 46 to 5583 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.5%)
  • Over 7532 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (41%)
  • Passenger303 (33%)
  • Pedestrian243 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car878 (73%)
  • Bus or coach99 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle43 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.5%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had the 118th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A737 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 1990: 98, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA73798129324
2ndA7264554410
3rdA84453213
4thA741384908
5thB774374709
6thM83249110
7thA761242703
8thB789243126
9thB775173315
10thB7050131313
11thB787101501
12thA74081501
13thA8146603
14thB7906902
15thA76051101
16thA7363401
17thB7913300
18thB8153300
19thM8983301
20thA8772201

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1990

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 1990: 322.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1990

PA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 1990: 156.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 1990, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years