Skip to main content
CrashStats

Renfrew road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,324 road traffic collisions in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,900 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 509 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, up from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,324
411th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,900
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
44 people killed
Serious collisions
509
546 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
18 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Renfrew

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal391.7%
  • Serious50922%
  • Slight1,77676%

What the data shows

  • Renfrew had 185 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 55% fewer than the 410 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Renfrew were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 530 children under 16 were killed or injured in Renfrew, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in Renfrew.

Where Renfrew ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
411th
Most casualties
411th
Most fatal collisions
276th
Most serious collisions
334th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday331 (14%)
  • Tuesday395 (17%)
  • Wednesday328 (14%)
  • Thursday339 (15%)
  • Friday383 (16%)
  • Saturday317 (14%)
  • Sunday231 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,686 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit589 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,307 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway716 (31%)
  • Roundabout251 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,925 (83%)
  • 40 mph112 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph67 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph198 (8.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,684 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds415 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds101 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds50 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other38 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,471 (51%)
  • Pedestrian714 (25%)
  • Cyclist205 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist196 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant183 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant52 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Renfrew road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Renfrew, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Renfrew peaked at 83 in 1983; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251618
20241318
20231315
20221423
2021610
20201317
20192126
20182431
20172635
20163956
20152123
20143136
20132230
20124661
20115064
20103646
20093039
20085976
20075277
20066372
20054454
20046173
20036980
20026086
20015481
20006584
19995979
19984148
19976072
19965267
19955775
19947481
19935264
19925672
19917080
19906176
19895870
19886775
19877893
19867593
19858196
19848188
198383104
198274100
19817488
19805768
19796680

Map of recent crashes in Renfrew

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Renfrew

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Renfrew

The 24 most recent collisions in Renfrew happened between 15 May 2024 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Renfrew

The A741 has the most collisions in Renfrew, 508 of 2,324 (22%), followed by the A8 (429).

Collisions in Renfrew on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7415085958151
2ndA8429514596
3rdM8169256828
4thA736131166214
5thB791127160126
6thA8776181118
7thB770243202
8thA726171816
9thA814121303
10thA7548903
11thA825611
12thA7374501

Council areas covering Renfrew

Collisions in Renfrew were recorded in 2 council areas. Renfrewshire has 2,301 of 2,324 (99%).

Collisions in Renfrew by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRenfrewshire2,3012,86437503
2ndGlasgow City223016

Postcode districts in Renfrew

Collisions in Renfrew were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by PA4 (1,877) and G52 (421).