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Renfrewshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 2011, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2010 (320), and casualties rose from 414.

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

Collisions in 2011
353
Up 10% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
481
Up 16% on 2010
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 2011

2% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight29784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight42288%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 353, up 10% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 353
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (9.1%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (18%)
  • Sunday50 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.9%)
  • February23 (6.5%)
  • March28 (7.9%)
  • April30 (8.5%)
  • May27 (7.6%)
  • June27 (7.6%)
  • July29 (8.2%)
  • August25 (7.1%)
  • September46 (13%)
  • October30 (8.5%)
  • November27 (7.6%)
  • December33 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (25%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp174 (49%)
  • Dry162 (46%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph242 (69%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph38 (11%)
  • 70 mph36 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (24%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (61%)
  • Pedestrian83 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5%)
  • 16 to 2072 (15%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (18%)
  • 36 to 4567 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (13%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.4%)
  • Over 7523 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (51%)
  • Passenger151 (31%)
  • Pedestrian83 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (81%)
  • Bus or coach27 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had the 166th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Renfrewshire in 2011

Paisley East and Central, Renfrewshire, PA1 1UA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Renfrewshire in 2011, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A761 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 2011: 28, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA761283701
2ndA8263404
3rdM8254722
4thA726215201
5thA737212902
6thB789151810
7thA741141604
8thB77481200
9thB78781012
10thB7757902
11thA7604400
12thB70503501
13thA7362200
14thB7862301
15thB7902401
16thB8152200
17thM8982202
18thA7491110
19thA8411101
20thA8771100

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2011

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 2011: 137.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2011

PA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 2011: 70.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2011.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years