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Renfrewshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 2000, and 649 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1999 (534), and casualties fell from 691.

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

Collisions in 2000
481
Down 10% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
649
Down 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 2000

2.7% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 2000 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious9219%
  • Slight37678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious11117%
  • Slight52581%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 481, down 10% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday82 (17%)
  • Friday99 (21%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.1%)
  • February51 (11%)
  • March37 (7.7%)
  • April39 (8.1%)
  • May43 (8.9%)
  • June36 (7.5%)
  • July35 (7.3%)
  • August40 (8.3%)
  • September36 (7.5%)
  • October43 (8.9%)
  • November44 (9.1%)
  • December33 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (51%)
  • Wet or damp220 (46%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph327 (68%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph82 (17%)
  • 70 mph36 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (26%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant418 (64%)
  • Pedestrian122 (19%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.9%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1039 (6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2084 (13%)
  • 21 to 2564 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35143 (22%)
  • 36 to 45108 (17%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.2%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (49%)
  • Passenger208 (32%)
  • Pedestrian122 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car682 (80%)
  • Bus or coach37 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle27 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2000.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A737 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 2000: 45, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7374590110
2ndA761425707
3rdM8344626
4thB789314013
5thA8263725
6thA726232914
7thA741222704
8thB774151701
9thB775132103
10thA736111301
11thA7606601
12thB7876611
13thB7906811
14thB70503400
15thM8983400
16thA771201
17thA8981101
18thB7371100
19thB7711101
20thB7851301

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2000

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 2000: 168.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2000

PA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 2000: 96.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 2000, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years