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PA4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
2,849
1,370th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,702
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
59
67 people killed
Serious collisions
635
700 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
Down 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PA4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal592.1%
  • Serious63522%
  • Slight2,15576%

What the data shows

  • PA4 had 231 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 507 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in PA4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 625 children under 16 were killed or injured in PA4, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in PA4.

Where PA4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,370th
Most casualties
1,414th
Most fatal collisions
952nd
Most serious collisions
1,103rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday386 (14%)
  • Tuesday464 (16%)
  • Wednesday407 (14%)
  • Thursday403 (14%)
  • Friday463 (16%)
  • Saturday407 (14%)
  • Sunday319 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,012 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit689 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting120 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,656 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway895 (31%)
  • Roundabout246 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,957 (69%)
  • 40 mph84 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph124 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph353 (12%)
  • 70 mph322 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,023 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds524 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds149 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds56 (2%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other53 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,028 (55%)
  • Pedestrian762 (21%)
  • Cyclist258 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist253 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant245 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant66 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant43 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PA4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PA4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PA4 peaked at 122 in 1983; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251518
20241624
20231617
20221723
2021813
20202132
20192328
20184053
20173747
20163852
20152935
20144762
20133246
20125878
201165112
20105067
20094255
20086075
20075984
20066575
20056284
20046678
200378112
20026083
20016891
20007090
19996890
19985876
19977598
19965775
19957198
19948895
19937087
19926995
199186112
199089105
198980105
198890106
19877888
198691124
198594118
198497113
1983122162
198295128
1981100134
19806278
19796781

Map of recent crashes in PA4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PA4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PA4

The 24 most recent collisions in PA4 happened between 27 May 2024 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PA4

The A8 has the most collisions in PA4, 730 of 2,849 (26%), followed by the A741 (578).

Collisions in PA4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA873095619167
2ndA7415786799165
3rdM82984391251
4thA726176294241
5thB791131165126
6thA8776181118
7thA736435804
8thB790243807
9thA814161704
10thB77081200
11thA8271023
12thA7373401
13thA8103402

Council areas covering PA4

Collisions in PA4 were recorded in 2 council areas. Renfrewshire has 2,829 of 2,849 (99%).

Collisions in PA4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRenfrewshire2,8293,66457633
2ndGlasgow City172912

Towns in PA4

Collisions in PA4 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Renfrew (1,877) and Erskine (176).