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PA7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 546 road traffic collisions in the PA7 postcode district, Renfrewshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 772 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 142 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
546
2,392nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
772
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
15 people killed
Serious collisions
142
163 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PA7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious14226%
  • Slight39172%

What the data shows

  • PA7 had 73 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 89 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in PA7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 89 children under 16 were killed or injured in PA7, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 52% of collisions in PA7.

Where PA7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,392nd
Most casualties
2,395th
Most fatal collisions
2,336th
Most serious collisions
2,369th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (14%)
  • Thursday94 (17%)
  • Friday88 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (13%)
  • Sunday71 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting105 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway190 (35%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph189 (35%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph25 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph133 (24%)
  • 70 mph181 (33%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds369 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant538 (70%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PA7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PA7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PA7 peaked at 24 in 1986; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202568
2024711
2023914
2022916
2021411
202033
201968
20181014
2017812
20161114
20151016
201466
201345
2012612
2011913
2010712
2009811
2008910
20071314
20061721
20051113
20041827
20031119
20021215
20011522
20001318
19991724
1998914
19971623
19961521
19951216
19941623
19932236
19921422
19912234
19902327
19891416
19881724
198755
19862428
19851616
1984915
19831831
198268
19812133
1980710
197911

Map of recent crashes in PA7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PA7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PA7

The 24 most recent collisions in PA7 happened between 13 November 2022 and 15 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PA7

The M8 has the most collisions in PA7, 145 of 546 (27%), followed by the A8 (141).

Collisions in PA7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM8145228642
2ndA8141209635
3rdB8154865115
4thA726283304
5thA898263405
6thM898253807
7thB7893501

Council areas covering PA7

Collisions in PA7 were recorded in 2 council areas. Renfrewshire has 542 of 546 (99%).

Collisions in PA7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRenfrewshire54276513142
2ndWest Dunbartonshire3400

Towns in PA7

Collisions in PA7 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Bishopton (166) and Erskine (5).