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East Ayrshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 1981, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1980 (420), and casualties rose from 572.

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

Collisions in 1981
433
Up 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
599
Up 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
16
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
33% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 1981

3.7% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 1981 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.7%
  • Serious14233%
  • Slight27564%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.2%
  • Serious17529%
  • Slight40568%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 433, up 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (11%)
  • Wednesday44 (10%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday81 (19%)
  • Saturday73 (17%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (11%)
  • February38 (8.8%)
  • March35 (8.1%)
  • April30 (6.9%)
  • May39 (9%)
  • June40 (9.2%)
  • July28 (6.5%)
  • August35 (8.1%)
  • September32 (7.4%)
  • October40 (9.2%)
  • November31 (7.2%)
  • December39 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (5.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (47%)
  • Wet or damp184 (42%)
  • Frost or ice26 (6%)
  • Snow15 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph243 (56%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph144 (33%)
  • 70 mph34 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant340 (57%)
  • Pedestrian113 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (12%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1036 (6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20136 (23%)
  • 21 to 2567 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (14%)
  • 36 to 4569 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.8%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (49%)
  • Passenger193 (32%)
  • Pedestrian113 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car483 (71%)
  • Motorcycle68 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach35 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in East Ayrshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Ayrshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 1981.

Collisions
228th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A76 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 1981: 52, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA765270225
2ndA715062117
3rdA773862312
4thA70355329
5thB7038283009
6thA735263417
7thA713143015
8thB7073111605
9thB705102323
10thB741101402
11thA7195711
12thA7595901
13thB70645704
14thB7515702
15thA73631001
16thB7433402
17thA7582200
18thB70462300
19thB7132200
20thB7692200

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1981

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 1981: 96.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1981

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 1981: 112.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 1981, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years