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Renfrewshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 2001, and 605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (481), and casualties fell from 649.

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

Collisions in 2001
467
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
605
Down 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 2001

0.6% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 2001 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious9921%
  • Slight36578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious12020%
  • Slight48280%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 467, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001: 467
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (18%)
  • Friday62 (13%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (10%)
  • February33 (7.1%)
  • March39 (8.4%)
  • April43 (9.2%)
  • May41 (8.8%)
  • June30 (6.4%)
  • July45 (9.6%)
  • August35 (7.5%)
  • September42 (9%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November33 (7.1%)
  • December28 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (53%)
  • Wet or damp191 (41%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph310 (66%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph87 (19%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (26%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (62%)
  • Pedestrian95 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist30 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2083 (14%)
  • 21 to 2563 (10%)
  • 26 to 35140 (23%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5572 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (57%)
  • Passenger163 (27%)
  • Pedestrian95 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car627 (76%)
  • Bus or coach40 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle38 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Renfrewshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Renfrewshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2001.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Renfrewshire in 2001

Paisley East and Central, Renfrewshire, PA1 1UA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Renfrewshire in 2001, with 45 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A761 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 2001: 46, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7614653011
2ndA726344305
3rdA741324106
4thA737304608
5thA8294113
6thM8283908
7thB789202105
8thB775163107
9thB774151801
10thA760112007
11thB70505502
12thB7875501
13thB7905501
14thA87741101
15thM8984400
16thB7913402
17thA7362200
18thB7862401
19thA7141100
20thA7281200

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2001

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 2001: 186.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2001

PA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 2001: 106.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 2001, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years