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Bridge of Weir road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, from 1980 to 2025, and 251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
210
1,899th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
251
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
55
58 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bridge of Weir

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5526%
  • Slight15473%

What the data shows

  • Bridge of Weir had 12 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 22 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Bridge of Weir were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 49 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bridge of Weir, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in Bridge of Weir.

Where Bridge of Weir ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,899th
Most casualties
1,995th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,641st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (16%)
  • Friday42 (20%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (85%)
  • 60 mph31 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds156 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant116 (46%)
  • Pedestrian63 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (11%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bridge of Weir road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridge of Weir, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Bridge of Weir peaked at 14 in 1983; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202311
202244
202100
202000
201911
201800
201722
201622
201511
201411
201322
201222
201100
201000
200911
200855
200789
200622
200522
200457
200334
200233
20011011
200055
199922
199833
1997515
1996914
1995711
1994610
199355
199244
1991910
19901011
198977
198855
19871114
198688
1985910
19841214
19831416
1982911
198199
198045

Map of recent crashes in Bridge of Weir

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bridge of Weir

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bridge of Weir

The 24 most recent collisions in Bridge of Weir happened between 28 January 2008 and 8 March 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bridge of Weir

The A761 has the most collisions in Bridge of Weir, 82 of 210 (39%), followed by the B790 (26).

Collisions in Bridge of Weir on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA76182107117
2ndB790263307
3rdA7373302

Council area for Bridge of Weir

Bridge of Weir is in Renfrewshire, where police recorded 22,487 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bridge of Weir accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Bridge of Weir

All 210 collisions in Bridge of Weir were in the PA11 postcode district.