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Renfrewshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 2015, and 322 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2014 (255), and casualties rose from 317.

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

Collisions in 2015
258
Up 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
322
Up 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 2015

0.4% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4317%
  • Slight21483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4414%
  • Slight27786%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 258, up 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 258
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (21%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (10%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.5%)
  • February21 (8.1%)
  • March21 (8.1%)
  • April24 (9.3%)
  • May18 (7%)
  • June24 (9.3%)
  • July19 (7.4%)
  • August26 (10%)
  • September24 (9.3%)
  • October16 (6.2%)
  • November22 (8.5%)
  • December21 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (6.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (55%)
  • Wet or damp111 (43%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (69%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph42 (16%)
  • 70 mph20 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (28%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (64%)
  • Pedestrian63 (20%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5%)
  • 16 to 2037 (11%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (19%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (17%)
  • 56 to 6536 (11%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.7%)
  • Over 7514 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (58%)
  • Passenger72 (22%)
  • Pedestrian63 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle15 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2015.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Renfrewshire in 2015

Paisley East and Central, Renfrewshire, PA1 1UA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Renfrewshire in 2015, with 28 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A761 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 2015: 29, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA761294705
2ndM8283601
3rdA737152204
4thB789141503
5thA8131600
6thA726101400
7thB7749900
8thA7416602
9thA7364400
10thB7754601
11thB7873300
12thB7762301
13thB7862300
14thB7912200
15thB8152200
16thA7391100
17thA7601100
18thA8771100
19thA8981201
20thB70501100

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2015

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 2015: 105.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2015

PA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 2015: 54.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 2015, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years