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Johnstone road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,520 road traffic collisions in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,785 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 343 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,520
561st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,785
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
30
30 people killed
Serious collisions
343
360 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Johnstone

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal302%
  • Serious34323%
  • Slight1,14775%

What the data shows

  • Johnstone had 110 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 223 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Johnstone were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 370 children under 16 were killed or injured in Johnstone, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in Johnstone.

Where Johnstone ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
561st
Most casualties
592nd
Most fatal collisions
346th
Most serious collisions
452nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday234 (15%)
  • Tuesday191 (13%)
  • Wednesday215 (14%)
  • Thursday237 (16%)
  • Friday274 (18%)
  • Saturday226 (15%)
  • Sunday143 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,106 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit389 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,322 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout18 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,483 (98%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph15 (1%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,096 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds275 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds73 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant671 (38%)
  • Pedestrian652 (37%)
  • Bus or coach occupant178 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist104 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Johnstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Johnstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Johnstone peaked at 71 in 1987; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202577
202488
202388
202289
202199
20201314
20191316
20181821
20171313
20161313
20151920
20142323
20131113
20122731
20112126
20102633
20091821
20082124
20072632
20063144
20053138
20042227
20032831
20023031
20012632
20004357
19994649
19983336
19974053
19964767
19954053
19944043
19934656
19923842
19915666
19905668
19895766
19885872
19877189
19866975
19856473
19845461
19836164
19823843
19815261
19803743
197944

Map of recent crashes in Johnstone

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Johnstone

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Johnstone

The 24 most recent collisions in Johnstone happened between 22 December 2022 and 10 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Johnstone

The B789 has the most collisions in Johnstone, 385 of 1,520 (25%), followed by the A737 (226).

Collisions in Johnstone on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB789385436873
2ndA737226273667
3rdB787184229451
4thA7365503
5thA7613301

Council areas covering Johnstone

Collisions in Johnstone were recorded in 2 council areas. Renfrewshire has 1,516 of 1,520 (99.7%).

Collisions in Johnstone by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRenfrewshire1,5161,77830343
2ndEast Renfrewshire4700

Postcode districts in Johnstone

Collisions in Johnstone were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by PA5 (1,446) and PA10 (64).