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Bishopton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in Bishopton, Renfrewshire, from 1980 to 2025, and 207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
166
2,150th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
207
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
42
48 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bishopton

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious4225%
  • Slight12173%

What the data shows

  • Bishopton had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 73% more than the 11 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Bishopton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 59 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bishopton, 29% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in Bishopton.

Where Bishopton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,150th
Most casualties
2,225th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,923rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (18%)
  • Wednesday15 (9%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday25 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph143 (86%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (3%)
  • 60 mph12 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant102 (49%)
  • Pedestrian49 (24%)
  • Cyclist27 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bishopton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bishopton, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Bishopton peaked at 15 in 1986; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202422
202357
202200
202111
202000
201911
201822
201748
201611
201513
201400
201311
201200
201133
201012
200900
200811
200722
200622
200533
200423
200323
200234
200145
200035
199934
199812
199768
199656
199546
199433
199347
199245
19911011
199089
198977
198889
198711
19861516
19851212
198446
198388
198234
1981914
198046

Map of recent crashes in Bishopton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bishopton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bishopton

The 24 most recent collisions in Bishopton happened between 4 June 2011 and 24 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bishopton

The A8 has the most collisions in Bishopton, 80 of 166 (48%), followed by the B815 (13).

Collisions in Bishopton on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA880104321
2ndB815132004
3rdA7263300

Council area for Bishopton

Bishopton is in Renfrewshire, where police recorded 22,487 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bishopton accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Bishopton

All 166 collisions in Bishopton were in the PA7 postcode district.