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Renfrewshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 2005, and 603 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2004 (486), and casualties fell from 636.

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

Collisions in 2005
465
Down 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
603
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 2005

1.1% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6614%
  • Slight39485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious6811%
  • Slight53088%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 465, down 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 465
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday92 (20%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.7%)
  • February30 (6.5%)
  • March45 (9.7%)
  • April30 (6.5%)
  • May38 (8.2%)
  • June47 (10%)
  • July41 (8.8%)
  • August48 (10%)
  • September41 (8.8%)
  • October38 (8.2%)
  • November38 (8.2%)
  • December33 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (61%)
  • Wet or damp167 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph340 (73%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph62 (13%)
  • 70 mph35 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (26%)
  • Roundabout39 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (59%)
  • Pedestrian111 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.3%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2077 (13%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 35108 (18%)
  • 36 to 45117 (19%)
  • 46 to 5571 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.1%)
  • Over 7520 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (49%)
  • Passenger196 (33%)
  • Pedestrian111 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car584 (75%)
  • Bus or coach64 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle23 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Renfrewshire ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had the 158th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Renfrewshire in 2005

Paisley East and Central, Renfrewshire, PA1 1UA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Renfrewshire in 2005, with 73 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A761 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 2005: 47, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA761475314
2ndA726314606
3rdM8304304
4thA8284005
5thA737273301
6thB789253312
7thA741222912
8thB774171704
9thB775152002
10thB787101202
11thB705071200
12thA7605610
13thA7363502
14thA8773401
15thB7903300
16thM8983800
17thB7761301
18thB7911101
19thB8151100

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2005

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 2005: 204.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2005

PA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 2005: 106.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 2005, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years