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Barrhead road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,310 road traffic collisions in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 319 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,310
624th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,530
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
15 people killed
Serious collisions
319
335 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Barrhead

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious31924%
  • Slight97775%

What the data shows

  • Barrhead had 109 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 185 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Barrhead were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 425 children under 16 were killed or injured in Barrhead, 28% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in Barrhead.

Where Barrhead ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
624th
Most casualties
661st
Most fatal collisions
669th
Most serious collisions
478th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday199 (15%)
  • Tuesday191 (15%)
  • Wednesday194 (15%)
  • Thursday209 (16%)
  • Friday217 (17%)
  • Saturday174 (13%)
  • Sunday126 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight897 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit381 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,068 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway176 (13%)
  • Roundabout44 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,247 (95%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph50 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds935 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds225 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds68 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant624 (41%)
  • Pedestrian582 (38%)
  • Cyclist133 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Barrhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barrhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Barrhead peaked at 62 in 1981; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
2024912
2023912
202266
2021911
20201111
20191112
20181621
20171719
20161212
20151519
20141724
20131922
20121416
20111618
20101314
20091921
20082223
20072025
20063032
20052729
20042329
20033137
20022224
20012832
20003238
19993539
19984551
19974350
19963540
19953345
19943336
19932834
19923541
19913435
19905366
19894958
19885259
19875360
19864452
19854758
19845361
19834344
19824654
19816280
19802532
197956

Map of recent crashes in Barrhead

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Barrhead

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Barrhead

The 24 most recent collisions in Barrhead happened between 22 June 2023 and 3 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Barrhead

The A736 has the most collisions in Barrhead, 419 of 1,310 (32%), followed by the B771 (132).

Collisions in Barrhead on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7364195127108
2ndB771132156133
3rdB7747591218
4thB773161803
5thA7265803

Council areas covering Barrhead

Collisions in Barrhead were recorded in 2 council areas. East Renfrewshire has 1,296 of 1,310 (99%).

Collisions in Barrhead by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Renfrewshire1,2961,51114318
2ndRenfrewshire131801

Postcode district for Barrhead

All 1,310 collisions in Barrhead were in the G78 postcode district.