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Renfrewshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 2017, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2016 (287), and casualties fell from 363.

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

Collisions in 2017
258
Down 10% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
328
Down 10% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 2017

0.8% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4116%
  • Slight21583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight28487%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 258, down 10% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (12%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.1%)
  • February16 (6.2%)
  • March21 (8.1%)
  • April18 (7%)
  • May21 (8.1%)
  • June20 (7.8%)
  • July20 (7.8%)
  • August32 (12%)
  • September14 (5.4%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November25 (9.7%)
  • December21 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (57%)
  • Wet or damp101 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph185 (72%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph39 (15%)
  • 70 mph22 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (30%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (62%)
  • Pedestrian51 (16%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (3.4%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2035 (11%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3572 (22%)
  • 36 to 4538 (12%)
  • 46 to 5562 (19%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3%)
  • Over 7515 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (58%)
  • Passenger86 (26%)
  • Pedestrian51 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car357 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Motorcycle9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2017.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Renfrewshire in 2017

Paisley East and Central, Renfrewshire, PA1 1UA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Renfrewshire in 2017, with 33 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 2017

The M8 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 2017: 25, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM8253211
2ndA761243605
3rdA726202304
4thA737142501
5thB789111202
6thA891404
7thA7417700
8thB7756800
9thA7365600
10thB7874502
11thB7904601
12thB7743302
13thA7602200
14thB7442201
15thB7912400
16thA7231101
17thA7281100
18thA8771100
19thA8981101
20thB70501100

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2017

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 2017: 109.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2017

PA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 2017: 56.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years