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Renfrewshire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 587 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 1994, and 745 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1993 (614), and casualties fell from 824.

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

Collisions in 1994
587
Down 4% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
745
Down 10% on 1993
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 1994

1.9% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 1994 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious14525%
  • Slight43173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious16522%
  • Slight56976%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 1994 is highlighted, with 587, down 4% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday104 (18%)
  • Saturday93 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (9%)
  • February49 (8.3%)
  • March47 (8%)
  • April44 (7.5%)
  • May45 (7.7%)
  • June48 (8.2%)
  • July42 (7.2%)
  • August62 (11%)
  • September40 (6.8%)
  • October52 (8.9%)
  • November52 (8.9%)
  • December53 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight419 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds418 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (49%)
  • Wet or damp272 (46%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.1%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph426 (73%)
  • 40 mph17 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph100 (17%)
  • 70 mph35 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (22%)
  • Roundabout41 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (58%)
  • Pedestrian176 (24%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist46 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1045 (6%)
  • 11 to 1561 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2089 (12%)
  • 21 to 25104 (14%)
  • 26 to 35148 (20%)
  • 36 to 4583 (11%)
  • 46 to 5571 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6555 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.6%)
  • Over 7521 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (45%)
  • Passenger236 (32%)
  • Pedestrian176 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car744 (76%)
  • Bus or coach73 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.9%)
  • Motorcycle13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had the 142nd most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 1994

The A737 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 1994: 54, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA737547236
2ndA7413846112
3rdA8344018
4thA7263144010
5thA761273806
6thM8273515
7thB774252902
8thB789242815
9thB775223117
10thB78781013
11thB7918800
12thA76071211
13thA7366701
14thB7905503
15thB70504400
16thA8983502
17thB7863301
18thA7402200
19thM8982201
20thA7211100

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1994

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 1994: 238.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1994

PA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 1994: 119.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 1994, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years