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Elderslie road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 63 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
302
1,543rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
397
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
63
81 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Elderslie

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious6321%
  • Slight23176%

What the data shows

  • Elderslie had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 57% fewer than the 44 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Elderslie were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 74 children under 16 were killed or injured in Elderslie, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 50% of collisions in Elderslie.

Where Elderslie ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,543rd
Most casualties
1,536th
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
1,534th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (17%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (34%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph292 (97%)
  • 60 mph9 (3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (25%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant213 (54%)
  • Pedestrian81 (20%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Elderslie road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elderslie, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Elderslie peaked at 18 in 1985; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202322
202223
202122
202034
201934
201822
201700
201634
201544
201400
201323
201258
201133
2010710
200978
2008610
200767
200646
20051117
200444
200356
200222
200167
200068
199911
199867
199755
1996810
199588
199466
199378
199289
19911125
19901521
19891519
19881115
19871314
19861725
19851822
19841319
19831012
19821822
19811013
198033
197927

Map of recent crashes in Elderslie

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Elderslie

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Elderslie

The 24 most recent collisions in Elderslie happened between 3 December 2013 and 15 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Elderslie

The A737 has the most collisions in Elderslie, 122 of 302 (40%), followed by the B789 (78).

Collisions in Elderslie on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA737122166431
2ndB78978100212
3rdA7614501

Council area for Elderslie

Elderslie is in Renfrewshire, where police recorded 22,487 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Elderslie accounts for 1.3% of them.

Postcode district for Elderslie

All 302 collisions in Elderslie were in the PA5 postcode district.