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Renfrewshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 2004, and 636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2003 (526), and casualties fell from 696.

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

Collisions in 2004
486
Down 8% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
636
Down 9% on 2003
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 2004

2.3% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious6914%
  • Slight40684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious7311%
  • Slight55287%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 486, down 8% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (10%)
  • Tuesday84 (17%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday81 (17%)
  • Friday85 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.8%)
  • February43 (8.8%)
  • March41 (8.4%)
  • April30 (6.2%)
  • May30 (6.2%)
  • June51 (10%)
  • July35 (7.2%)
  • August42 (8.6%)
  • September36 (7.4%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November36 (7.4%)
  • December54 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (25%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (51%)
  • Wet or damp230 (47%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph325 (67%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph23 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph69 (14%)
  • 70 mph41 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (27%)
  • Roundabout53 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant417 (66%)
  • Pedestrian99 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2083 (13%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (17%)
  • 36 to 45109 (17%)
  • 46 to 5566 (10%)
  • 56 to 6555 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.7%)
  • Over 7520 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (55%)
  • Passenger185 (29%)
  • Pedestrian99 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (78%)
  • Bus or coach48 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle29 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had the 146th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Renfrewshire in 2004

Paisley East and Central, Renfrewshire, PA1 1UA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Renfrewshire in 2004, with 64 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A726 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 2004: 47, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA726475408
2ndA7613755011
3rdM8375216
4thA737334912
5thB774253511
6thA8233124
7thB775152104
8thA741141804
9thB789141500
10thA76081902
11thB70507701
12thA7366701
13thB7905900
14thB7874411
15thA8983400
16thB7913300
17thM8983401
18thA8772200
19thB7712300
20thB7862300

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2004

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 2004: 196.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2004

PA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 2004: 119.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years