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Renfrewshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 106 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 2021, and 136 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2020 (120), and casualties fell from 150.

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

Collisions in 2021
106
Down 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
136
Down 9% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 2021

1.9% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 2021 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious3836%
  • Slight6662%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.9%
  • Serious4130%
  • Slight9167%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 106, down 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 106
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (16%)
  • Tuesday23 (22%)
  • Wednesday18 (17%)
  • Thursday12 (11%)
  • Friday13 (12%)
  • Saturday10 (9.4%)
  • Sunday13 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.7%)
  • February3 (2.8%)
  • March10 (9.4%)
  • April9 (8.5%)
  • May10 (9.4%)
  • June12 (11%)
  • July8 (7.5%)
  • August9 (8.5%)
  • September10 (9.4%)
  • October12 (11%)
  • November10 (9.4%)
  • December7 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight76 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Other2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry69 (65%)
  • Wet or damp36 (34%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph62 (58%)
  • 40 mph6 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph17 (16%)
  • 70 mph15 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway60 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (35%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant71 (52%)
  • Pedestrian29 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist11 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2015 (11%)
  • 21 to 2518 (13%)
  • 26 to 3534 (25%)
  • 36 to 4519 (14%)
  • 46 to 5515 (11%)
  • 56 to 6515 (11%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.4%)
  • Over 755 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider77 (57%)
  • Passenger30 (22%)
  • Pedestrian29 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car133 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle12 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 2021.

Collisions
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Renfrewshire in 2021

Paisley East and Central, Renfrewshire, PA1 1UA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Renfrewshire in 2021, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 2021

The M8 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 2021: 17, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM8173214
2ndA8101206
3rdA76191102
4thA7267905
5thA7377902
6thB7895501
7thA7602202
8thB7742201
9thA7361101
10thB11200
11thB70501100
12thB7711100
13thB7751200
14thB7761100
15thB7871100

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2021

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 2021: 37.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2021

PA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 2021: 26.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 2021, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years