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Newton Mearns road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,114 road traffic collisions in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, from 1980 to 2025, and 1,437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 230 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
1,114
703rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,437
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
18 people killed
Serious collisions
230
268 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Newton Mearns

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious23021%
  • Slight86778%

What the data shows

  • Newton Mearns had 134 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 160 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Newton Mearns were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 223 children under 16 were killed or injured in Newton Mearns, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in Newton Mearns.

Where Newton Mearns ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
703rd
Most casualties
684th
Most fatal collisions
560th
Most serious collisions
635th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (15%)
  • Tuesday173 (16%)
  • Wednesday171 (15%)
  • Thursday149 (13%)
  • Friday185 (17%)
  • Saturday152 (14%)
  • Sunday119 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight836 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit238 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway756 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway319 (29%)
  • Roundabout23 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph703 (63%)
  • 40 mph336 (30%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph51 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph10 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds799 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds193 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds50 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant977 (68%)
  • Pedestrian214 (15%)
  • Cyclist112 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Newton Mearns road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newton Mearns, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Newton Mearns peaked at 43 in 1989; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251011
20241517
20231618
20221315
202189
20201314
20191111
20181014
20172225
20161618
20151521
20141520
20131618
20121516
20112125
20101416
20091416
20081215
20071926
20061927
20052931
20042533
20032123
20021924
20012427
20002325
19992635
19983343
19973044
19963243
19954254
19943747
19933649
19922947
19913955
19904261
19894359
19884259
19873952
19863850
19853240
19843747
19832228
19823138
19812938
19802033

Map of recent crashes in Newton Mearns

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Newton Mearns

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Newton Mearns

The 24 most recent collisions in Newton Mearns happened between 19 January 2024 and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Newton Mearns

The A77 has the most collisions in Newton Mearns, 397 of 1,114 (36%), followed by the B769 (50).

Collisions in Newton Mearns on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA773975461578
2ndB7695065011
3rdA7265803
4thA7273301
5thM773400

Council area for Newton Mearns

Newton Mearns is in East Renfrewshire, where police recorded 7,618 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Newton Mearns accounts for 15% of them.

Postcode districts in Newton Mearns

Collisions in Newton Mearns were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by G77 (1,047) and G46 (67).