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Renfrewshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 2010, and 414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2009 (308), and casualties rose from 386.

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

Collisions in 2010
320
Up 4% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
414
Up 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 2010

0.3% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 2010 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5718%
  • Slight26282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6215%
  • Slight35085%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 320, up 4% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 320
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.8%)
  • February17 (5.3%)
  • March28 (8.8%)
  • April22 (6.9%)
  • May22 (6.9%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July27 (8.4%)
  • August29 (9.1%)
  • September23 (7.2%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November30 (9.4%)
  • December27 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other19 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (56%)
  • Wet or damp103 (32%)
  • Frost or ice28 (8.8%)
  • Snow10 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph215 (67%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph46 (14%)
  • 70 mph31 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (30%)
  • Roundabout29 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (63%)
  • Pedestrian67 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist29 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2053 (13%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3592 (22%)
  • 36 to 4553 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (11%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (56%)
  • Passenger115 (28%)
  • Pedestrian67 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car429 (78%)
  • Bus or coach36 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.5%)
  • Motorcycle13 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2010.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Renfrewshire in 2010

Paisley East and Central, Renfrewshire, PA1 1UA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Renfrewshire in 2010, with 33 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A761 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 2010: 29, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA761293706
2ndA737263814
3rdA726243805
4thM8202702
5thB789192606
6thA741172304
7thA8172101
8thB774101401
9thB775101003
10thA7605601
11thB7874600
12thA7363300
13thB70502200
14thB7712200
15thB7912200
16thM8982501
17thA8771100
18thB7861101
19thB7901100

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2010

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 2010: 122.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2010

PA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 2010: 70.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years