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East Ayrshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 1982, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1981 (433), and casualties rose from 599.

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

Collisions in 1982
412
Down 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
606
Up 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
33% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 1982

2.2% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious13733%
  • Slight26665%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious17829%
  • Slight41669%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 412, down 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (19%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (8.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.1%)
  • February31 (7.5%)
  • March47 (11%)
  • April30 (7.3%)
  • May33 (8%)
  • June31 (7.5%)
  • July36 (8.7%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September40 (9.7%)
  • October28 (6.8%)
  • November34 (8.3%)
  • December36 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (6.8%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (4.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (50%)
  • Wet or damp160 (39%)
  • Frost or ice44 (11%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph216 (52%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph154 (37%)
  • 70 mph25 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (57%)
  • Pedestrian113 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20153 (25%)
  • 21 to 2582 (14%)
  • 26 to 3590 (15%)
  • 36 to 4551 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (45%)
  • Passenger220 (36%)
  • Pedestrian113 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car420 (69%)
  • Motorcycle65 (11%)
  • Bus or coach35 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 1982.

Collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
207th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A71 and A76 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 1982, with 55 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA715575210
2ndA765584117
3rdA703973115
4thA77306148
5thA7352741013
6thB7038212207
7thA713143206
8thB7073131402
9thB76981214
10thB74361203
11thA7595603
12thB7055502
13thB7305704
14thA7194701
15thA7363301
16thB70363301
17thB70643300
18thB7513400
19thB7783402
20thB70342301

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1982

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 1982: 92.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1982

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 1982: 112.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years