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PA2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,376 road traffic collisions in the PA2 postcode district, Renfrewshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 68 were fatal and 851 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, down 43% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
3,376
1,148th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,315
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
68
70 people killed
Serious collisions
851
980 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
Down 43% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
Down 48% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PA2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal682%
  • Serious85125%
  • Slight2,45773%

What the data shows

  • PA2 had 197 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 432 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in PA2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 863 children under 16 were killed or injured in PA2, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 48% of collisions in PA2.

Where PA2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,148th
Most casualties
1,213th
Most fatal collisions
734th
Most serious collisions
630th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday422 (13%)
  • Tuesday462 (14%)
  • Wednesday464 (14%)
  • Thursday490 (15%)
  • Friday601 (18%)
  • Saturday541 (16%)
  • Sunday396 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,270 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit898 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting151 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,970 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway300 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout64 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,833 (84%)
  • 40 mph130 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph334 (9.9%)
  • 70 mph58 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,315 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds687 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds163 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds80 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.3%)
  • Other60 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,227 (52%)
  • Pedestrian1,128 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist286 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist260 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant205 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant79 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant75 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PA2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PA2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PA2 peaked at 155 in 1989; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251216
20242131
20231719
20221114
20211011
20202325
20191213
20183140
20172730
20163343
20153338
20143241
20133340
20124860
20113743
20104251
20094555
20085168
20075976
20065273
20056283
20046692
20038092
200270106
200174100
20006082
199984116
199892125
199799136
199688116
1995103130
19947999
1993124163
1992114146
1991106153
1990121154
1989155199
1988149189
1987109129
1986124149
1985153185
1984130159
1983139160
1982152191
1981112145
198088112
19791417

Map of recent crashes in PA2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PA2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PA2

The 24 most recent collisions in PA2 happened between 6 August 2024 and 5 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PA2

The B774 has the most collisions in PA2, 519 of 3,376 (15%), followed by the B775 (405).

Collisions in PA2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB77451964712125
2ndB7754056549112
3rdA726331436988
4thB7714252010
5thA737171905
6thA73661103
7thB7445601
8thB7554401
9thA7623700
10thB7733300
11thB7763801

Council areas covering PA2

Collisions in PA2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Renfrewshire has 3,369 of 3,376 (99.8%).

Collisions in PA2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRenfrewshire3,3694,30568849
2ndEast Renfrewshire71002

Town in PA2

Of the 3,376 collisions in PA2, 2,800 (83%) were in Paisley.