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East Ayrshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 1979, and 635 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 153 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,272 collisions in East Ayrshire.

Collisions in 1979
437
Casualties in 1979
635
Fatal collisions
13
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
153
35% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 1979

3% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 1979 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious15335%
  • Slight27162%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious19030%
  • Slight43068%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 437.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday90 (21%)
  • Saturday81 (19%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.7%)
  • February33 (7.6%)
  • March44 (10%)
  • April45 (10%)
  • May29 (6.6%)
  • June26 (5.9%)
  • July37 (8.5%)
  • August46 (11%)
  • September29 (6.6%)
  • October37 (8.5%)
  • November43 (9.8%)
  • December43 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (6.2%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other30 (6.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (45%)
  • Wet or damp182 (42%)
  • Frost or ice40 (9.2%)
  • Snow16 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph222 (51%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph156 (36%)
  • 70 mph42 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (55%)
  • Pedestrian127 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant33 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1043 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20122 (19%)
  • 21 to 2587 (14%)
  • 26 to 35110 (17%)
  • 36 to 4573 (11%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (48%)
  • Passenger203 (32%)
  • Pedestrian127 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car435 (67%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach32 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 1979

Map of the last crash of 1979 in East Ayrshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

How East Ayrshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 1979.

Collisions
229th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
188th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A76 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 1979: 55, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA765583322
2ndA714267119
3rdA703559118
4thA772843211
5thB7038262907
6thA735172506
7thA713163003
8thB769121702
9thA719112104
10thA736101313
11thB706491205
12thB707381205
13thA7596601
14thB7416823
15thB7305503
16thB7445701
17thB70364701
18thB7514403
19thB7053301
20thB70723501

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1979

Cumnock and Stewarton had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 1979, with 3 each.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1979

KA18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 1979: 33.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 1979, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years