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Renfrewshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 2014, and 317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2013 (254), and casualties fell from 324.

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

Collisions in 2014
255
Level with 2013
Casualties in 2014
317
Down 2% on 2013
Fatal collisions
8
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 2014

3.1% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 2014 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.1%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight21384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious3712%
  • Slight27185%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 255, level with 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 255
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (11%)
  • Friday38 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.2%)
  • February21 (8.2%)
  • March26 (10%)
  • April28 (11%)
  • May10 (3.9%)
  • June24 (9.4%)
  • July18 (7.1%)
  • August19 (7.5%)
  • September15 (5.9%)
  • October24 (9.4%)
  • November31 (12%)
  • December18 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (53%)
  • Wet or damp117 (46%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph167 (65%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph40 (16%)
  • 70 mph22 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (24%)
  • Roundabout23 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (60%)
  • Pedestrian54 (17%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2035 (11%)
  • 21 to 2531 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3563 (20%)
  • 36 to 4555 (17%)
  • 46 to 5548 (15%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.5%)
  • Over 7518 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (61%)
  • Passenger69 (22%)
  • Pedestrian54 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2014.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Renfrewshire in 2014

Paisley East and Central, Renfrewshire, PA1 1UA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Renfrewshire in 2014, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A726 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 2014: 29, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA726293815
2ndA761243108
3rdA737192600
4thM8171810
5thA8161802
6thB789121201
7thB774111801
8thA74191002
9thB7907900
10thB7876600
11thB7755602
12thA7362200
13thB7762301
14thB7862200
15thB7912300
16thA7601301
17thA8981100
18thB7711100
19thM8981100

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2014

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 2014: 96.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2014

PA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 2014: 55.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years