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East Ayrshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 1980, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (437), and casualties fell from 635.

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

Collisions in 1980
420
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
572
Down 10% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
34% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 1980

2.6% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 1980 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious14334%
  • Slight26663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious17130%
  • Slight39068%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 420, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (10%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday48 (11%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday80 (19%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.2%)
  • February32 (7.6%)
  • March29 (6.9%)
  • April21 (5%)
  • May22 (5.2%)
  • June23 (5.5%)
  • July26 (6.2%)
  • August49 (12%)
  • September51 (12%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November49 (12%)
  • December47 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight267 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (47%)
  • Wet or damp179 (43%)
  • Frost or ice27 (6.4%)
  • Snow12 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph226 (54%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph138 (33%)
  • 70 mph39 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5%)
  • Roundabout4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (55%)
  • Pedestrian121 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (12%)
  • Van occupant31 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20117 (20%)
  • 21 to 2585 (15%)
  • 26 to 3580 (14%)
  • 36 to 4553 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (46%)
  • Passenger188 (33%)
  • Pedestrian121 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (68%)
  • Motorcycle71 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach29 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in East Ayrshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Ayrshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1980.

Collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A76 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 1980: 61, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA766184322
2ndA715169120
3rdA703159110
4thA773049210
5thA735202504
6thB7038182128
7thA713161905
8thA719101715
9thB707391303
10thB70648904
11thB7517802
12thB74161001
13thA7365601
14thA7594401
15thB7054602
16thB70724702
17thA7582201
18thB70372301
19thB7302300
20thB7432301

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1980

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 1980: 75.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1980

KA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 1980: 83.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years