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Neilston road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Neilston, East Renfrewshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 76 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
218
1,861st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
273
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
76
79 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Neilston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious7635%
  • Slight13964%

What the data shows

  • Neilston had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 26 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 36% of collisions in Neilston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 85 children under 16 were killed or injured in Neilston, 31% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in Neilston.

Where Neilston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,861st
Most casualties
1,917th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,352nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday26 (12%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday35 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph185 (85%)
  • 60 mph31 (14%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (5.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant123 (45%)
  • Pedestrian100 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Neilston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neilston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Neilston peaked at 15 in 1996; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202333
202211
202100
202000
201911
201835
201725
201633
201545
201400
201333
201200
201122
201022
200922
200845
200755
200644
200547
200422
200377
200244
200155
200089
199955
199867
19971012
19961522
199568
199488
199389
199256
199135
199077
198946
1988911
19871218
19861116
1985912
198446
1983912
198244
198168
198069
197911

Map of recent crashes in Neilston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Neilston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Neilston

The 24 most recent collisions in Neilston happened between 13 December 2010 and 28 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Neilston

Of the 218 collisions in Neilston, 18 were on the A736.

Collisions in Neilston on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA736182317

Council areas covering Neilston

Collisions in Neilston were recorded in 2 council areas. East Renfrewshire has 212 of 218 (97%).

Collisions in Neilston by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Renfrewshire212259372
2ndRenfrewshire51003

Postcode district for Neilston

All 218 collisions in Neilston were in the G78 postcode district.