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Renfrewshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 126 road traffic collisions in Renfrewshire in 2025, and 163 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2024 (137), and casualties fell from 193.

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

Collisions in 2025
126
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
163
Down 16% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
48% of collisions

Crash severity in Renfrewshire in 2025

2.4% of collisions in Renfrewshire in 2025 were fatal and 48% serious, against 2% and 23% in Renfrewshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious6048%
  • Slight6350%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious6439%
  • Slight9659%

Renfrewshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrewshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,014 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 126, down 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 126
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (7.9%)
  • Tuesday19 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (19%)
  • Thursday28 (22%)
  • Friday12 (9.5%)
  • Saturday23 (18%)
  • Sunday10 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (5.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6.3%)
  • February9 (7.1%)
  • March7 (5.6%)
  • April20 (16%)
  • May7 (5.6%)
  • June16 (13%)
  • July7 (5.6%)
  • August15 (12%)
  • September15 (12%)
  • October7 (5.6%)
  • November11 (8.7%)
  • December4 (3.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight96 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (77%)
  • Wet or damp26 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph78 (62%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph20 (16%)
  • 70 mph11 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway78 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Renfrewshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant90 (55%)
  • Pedestrian37 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2017 (10%)
  • 21 to 258 (4.9%)
  • 26 to 3522 (13%)
  • 36 to 4524 (15%)
  • 46 to 5530 (18%)
  • 56 to 6527 (17%)
  • 66 to 7512 (7.4%)
  • Over 759 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider97 (60%)
  • Pedestrian37 (23%)
  • Passenger29 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (74%)
  • Motorcycle18 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Renfrewshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Renfrewshire had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 2025.

Collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Renfrewshire in 2025

Paisley East and Central, Renfrewshire, PA1 1UA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Renfrewshire in 2025, with 17 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Renfrewshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A761 and M8 had the most collisions in Renfrewshire in 2025, with 11 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Renfrewshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA761111204
2ndM8111404
3rdA72691303
4thA73791505
5thA7415503
6thB7895703
7thB7754611
8thA83301
9thB7743312
10thA7362201
11thA7602300
12thB7862202
13thB7872201
14thB7902311
15thA8771101
16thA8981201
17thB70501101
18thM8981101

Towns in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2025

Paisley had the most collisions of any town in Renfrewshire in 2025: 50.

Postcode districts in Renfrewshire: crashes in 2025

PA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Renfrewshire in 2025: 29.

Latest crashes in Renfrewshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Renfrewshire in 2025, none were fatal and 17 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Renfrewshire road accidents in other years