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Renfrewshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 695 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 1991, and 929 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1990 (741), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1991
695
Down 6% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
929
Level with 1990
Fatal collisions
24
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 1991

3.5% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 1991 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal243.5%
  • Serious16624%
  • Slight50573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.7%
  • Serious20822%
  • Slight69675%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 695, down 6% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday112 (16%)
  • Friday107 (15%)
  • Saturday104 (15%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.1%)
  • February45 (6.5%)
  • March43 (6.2%)
  • April48 (6.9%)
  • May51 (7.3%)
  • June61 (8.8%)
  • July52 (7.5%)
  • August55 (7.9%)
  • September65 (9.4%)
  • October65 (9.4%)
  • November87 (13%)
  • December67 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds508 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry362 (52%)
  • Wet or damp290 (42%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4%)
  • Snow10 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph501 (72%)
  • 40 mph34 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph112 (16%)
  • 70 mph46 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway469 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway180 (26%)
  • Roundabout33 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant551 (59%)
  • Pedestrian174 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist38 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant38 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20175 (19%)
  • 21 to 25135 (15%)
  • 26 to 35190 (20%)
  • 36 to 45112 (12%)
  • 46 to 5572 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.5%)
  • Over 7526 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider423 (46%)
  • Passenger332 (36%)
  • Pedestrian174 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car866 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach68 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle46 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had the 117th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A737 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 1991: 97, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA73797118222
2ndA7415058113
3rdA7264562311
4thA84356511
5thM8244634
6thB774222717
7thB775183103
8thA761172405
9thB789111912
10thB790101804
11thA7407701
12thB70507802
13thB7705600
14thB7875601
15thM8985602
16thB7864503
17thA7363502
18thA7603802
19thB8153300
20thA8982200

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1991

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 1991: 286.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1991

PA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 1991: 139.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 1991, 3 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years