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East Ayrshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,272 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025, and 18,497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 403 were fatal and 3,591 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 86 collisions, up 23% on 2024 (70), and casualties fell from 116 to 115.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,272
67th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,497
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
403
3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
86
Up 23% on 2024

Crash severity in East Ayrshire

3% of collisions in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4033%
  • Serious3,59127%
  • Slight9,27870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4542.5%
  • Serious4,44824%
  • Slight13,59573%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. In 2025 there were 86, up 23% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 86
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202586115
202470116
2023103159
202288124
202171105
202086122
2019104149
2018163214
2017130184
2016179272
2015204274
2014164224
2013164209
2012172233
2011204266
2010202271
2009216287
2008228294
2007238321
2006261348
2005259327
2004309400
2003273399
2002313435
2001317465
2000292416
1999333482
1998334455
1997330497
1996353492
1995354540
1994344506
1993341465
1992355503
1991420561
1990466691
1989463614
1988425561
1987435586
1986433575
1985446635
1984410563
1983432630
1982412606
1981433599
1980420572
1979437635

When and where crashes happen in East Ayrshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,794 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,817 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,768 (13%)
  • Thursday1,934 (15%)
  • Friday2,342 (18%)
  • Saturday2,034 (15%)
  • Sunday1,583 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59684 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59271 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,532 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,694 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,333 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,275 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,216 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,267 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,044 (7.9%)
  • February1,025 (7.7%)
  • March1,118 (8.4%)
  • April992 (7.5%)
  • May1,113 (8.4%)
  • June1,073 (8.1%)
  • July1,078 (8.1%)
  • August1,166 (8.8%)
  • September1,104 (8.3%)
  • October1,166 (8.8%)
  • November1,169 (8.8%)
  • December1,224 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,294 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,062 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,836 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown41 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit39 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,097 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,486 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds687 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds376 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds138 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds129 (1%)
  • Fog or mist54 (0.4%)
  • Other255 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded50 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,530 (49%)
  • Wet or damp5,780 (44%)
  • Frost or ice668 (5%)
  • Snow233 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep61 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph57 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph6,571 (50%)
  • 40 mph301 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph134 (1%)
  • 60 mph5,377 (41%)
  • 70 mph827 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,072 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway1,259 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road536 (4%)
  • Roundabout363 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded42 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,679 (63%)
  • Pedestrian3,124 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist1,138 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist686 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant642 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant587 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)298 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant148 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant96 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant89 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5695 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 101,114 (6%)
  • 11 to 151,187 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 203,147 (17%)
  • 21 to 252,339 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,287 (18%)
  • 36 to 452,378 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,752 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 651,303 (7%)
  • 66 to 75819 (4.4%)
  • Over 75474 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider9,676 (52%)
  • Passenger5,697 (31%)
  • Pedestrian3,124 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car16,348 (76%)
  • Motorcycle1,125 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,097 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes999 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle699 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach686 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle350 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car157 (0.7%)
  • Minibus119 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle36 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in East Ayrshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Ayrshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Ayrshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had the 67th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
67th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
282ndBromsgrove13,36018,9023262,576
283rdHigh Peak13,32918,9412882,754
284thThree Rivers13,30418,9631672,549
285thEast Ayrshire (this area)13,27218,4974033,591
286thGreat Yarmouth13,13117,5772172,836
287thBlaby13,11517,9792691,880
288thNorth Devon13,07617,7162352,617

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area is the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire, with 342 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,423, including 48 fatal and 378 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA711,4231,99148378
2ndA761,2902,00168341
3rdA779371,60470256
4thA708261,26727254
5thA7357661,03415211
6thB70385767038171
7thA71356691217147
8thA7193044451290
9thB7073272340370
10thB7064202253363
11thB769186256856
12thB705183270954
13thB751175236351
14thB743168228358
15thA736165286946
16thA759164199244
17thB7081156195539
18thB7083147204334
19thB741144198831
20thB730132189631

Towns in East Ayrshire

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,866.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,390.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in East Ayrshire, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity