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Renfrewshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 534 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 1999, and 691 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (529), and casualties fell from 704.

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

Collisions in 1999
534
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
691
Down 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 1999

1.5% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious9818%
  • Slight42880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious11116%
  • Slight57183%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 534, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday85 (16%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9%)
  • February40 (7.5%)
  • March45 (8.4%)
  • April45 (8.4%)
  • May45 (8.4%)
  • June38 (7.1%)
  • July53 (9.9%)
  • August30 (5.6%)
  • September51 (9.6%)
  • October54 (10%)
  • November45 (8.4%)
  • December40 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight396 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (51%)
  • Wet or damp239 (45%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph382 (72%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph97 (18%)
  • 70 mph32 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (24%)
  • Roundabout46 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (64%)
  • Pedestrian141 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1045 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2097 (14%)
  • 21 to 2584 (12%)
  • 26 to 35140 (20%)
  • 36 to 4585 (12%)
  • 46 to 5576 (11%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.1%)
  • Over 7519 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (51%)
  • Passenger196 (28%)
  • Pedestrian141 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car694 (79%)
  • Bus or coach50 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle30 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had the 156th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A737 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 1999: 41, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7374167011
2ndA726405308
3rdA761384709
4thB774293706
5thM8263402
6thA741232914
7thA8223004
8thB789202201
9thB775111903
10thB7879901
11thB70508802
12thA7607700
13thA7365701
14thB7905802
15thM8985900
16thB7703301
17thB7682200
18thB7712200
19thB7862300
20thB7912201

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1999

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 1999: 219.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 1999

PA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 1999: 121.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years