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PA5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,441 road traffic collisions in the PA5 postcode district, Renfrewshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,999 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 51 were fatal and 574 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,441
1,546th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,999
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
51
51 people killed
Serious collisions
574
630 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PA5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal512.1%
  • Serious57424%
  • Slight1,81674%

What the data shows

  • PA5 had 168 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 363 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in PA5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 572 children under 16 were killed or injured in PA5, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in PA5.

Where PA5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,546th
Most casualties
1,661st
Most fatal collisions
1,162nd
Most serious collisions
1,284th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday348 (14%)
  • Tuesday345 (14%)
  • Wednesday354 (15%)
  • Thursday372 (15%)
  • Friday426 (17%)
  • Saturday362 (15%)
  • Sunday234 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,719 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit623 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,109 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway211 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout44 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,100 (86%)
  • 40 mph42 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph238 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph54 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,698 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds487 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds115 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds55 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,423 (47%)
  • Pedestrian844 (28%)
  • Bus or coach occupant238 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist172 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant53 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PA5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PA5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PA5 peaked at 111 in 1985; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251112
20241112
20231213
20221317
20211925
20201720
20192126
20182024
20172020
20162427
20153541
20142627
20131822
20124354
20113743
20104457
20093440
20083749
20074350
20064667
20055167
20043743
20034148
20024854
20014149
20006282
19995561
19986072
19976479
199674103
199572103
19946677
19936684
19926875
199195128
199094123
198995114
198885112
198795124
1986104121
1985111125
19848295
198390101
19827993
198191113
19806275
19792232

Map of recent crashes in PA5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PA5

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PA5

The 24 most recent collisions in PA5 happened between 11 December 2023 and 10 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PA5

The B789 has the most collisions in PA5, 560 of 2,441 (23%), followed by the A737 (480).

Collisions in PA5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB78956067015107
2ndA73748061411137
3rdB787195239354
4thA761144200333
5thA7366603
6thA714501
7thB77541000
8thA7353502

Council areas covering PA5

Collisions in PA5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Renfrewshire has 2,434 of 2,441 (99.7%).

Collisions in PA5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRenfrewshire2,4342,98951573
2ndEast Renfrewshire71001

Towns in PA5

Collisions in PA5 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Johnstone (1,446) and Elderslie (302).