Road collisions in Renfrewshire

Latest figures published 1 Oct 2026. Each figure shows its own source and date.

The police recorded 600 road collisions where someone was hurt on Renfrewshire's roads from 2021 to 2025. 19 were fatal and 254 serious.

Renfrewshire in 2025

Reported injury collisions
126
Fatal
3
Serious
60
Fatal and serious per 100,000 people
33.3
Great Britain: 39.4

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Collisions each year

Reported injury collisions in Renfrewshire by year
YearFatalSeriousSlightAll
202123866106
202244670120
202335058111
202476070137
202536063126

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted.

Who was hurt

792 people were killed or injured in collisions on Renfrewshire's roads from 2021 to 2025, 304 of them killed or seriously injured. They are counted where the collision happened, not where they live.

People killed or injured on Renfrewshire's roads by road user, 2021 to 2025
Road userKilledSeriously injuredSlightly injuredAll
Pedestrian97982170
Cyclist0202848
E-scooter rider0202
Motorcyclist1491161
Car occupant10123337470
Van or goods vehicle occupant052126
Bus or coach occupant04913
Other1102
All road users21283488792

Source: DfT STATS19 casualties, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted. Killed means the person died within 30 days. Small numbers can change a lot from one year to the next.

By speed limit

2021 to 2025.

  • 20 mph15
  • 30 mph395
  • 40 mph23
  • 50 mph27
  • 60 mph79
  • 70 mph61

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Town and country roads

2021 to 2025, as DfT classes the place of each collision.

  • Urban74.2%
  • Rural25.8%

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cars in Renfrewshire

Licensed cars kept in Renfrewshire at the end of June 2026, by where the registered keeper lives. Company cars are counted where the company is registered, so a lease firm's home council can look high.

Licensed cars
127,303
Down 0.3% in a year
Cars per 1,000 people
673
Great Britain: 491
Fully electric
12.8%
Great Britain: 5.9%
Kept by a company
34.8%
Great Britain: 10.2%
Petrol
62,558 (49.1%)
Diesel
23,228 (18.2%)
Hybrid (petrol)
15,058 (11.8%)
Electric and other fuels
26,459 (20.8%)

Source: DfT VEH0105, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; DfT VEH0142, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Other councils

Compare every council, with collisions by time of day, weather and light across Great Britain.