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East Ayrshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 1983, and 630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1982 (412), and casualties rose from 606.

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

Collisions in 1983
432
Up 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
630
Up 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
29
6.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
31% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 1983

6.7% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal296.7%
  • Serious13231%
  • Slight27163%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal386%
  • Serious16927%
  • Slight42367%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 432, up 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday82 (19%)
  • Saturday78 (18%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.7%)
  • February40 (9.3%)
  • March25 (5.8%)
  • April30 (6.9%)
  • May42 (9.7%)
  • June46 (11%)
  • July25 (5.8%)
  • August40 (9.3%)
  • September34 (7.9%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November29 (6.7%)
  • December35 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (5.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (53%)
  • Wet or damp169 (39%)
  • Frost or ice25 (5.8%)
  • Snow7 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph236 (55%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph159 (37%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (52%)
  • Pedestrian141 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (10%)
  • Van occupant35 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1050 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20156 (25%)
  • 21 to 2571 (11%)
  • 26 to 3576 (12%)
  • 36 to 4562 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (43%)
  • Passenger216 (34%)
  • Pedestrian141 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (69%)
  • Motorcycle64 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach40 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 1983.

Collisions
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 1983: 52, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA715281414
2ndA764568716
3rdA77367958
4thA702538011
5thA735252929
6thB7038202227
7thA713132204
8thB7073131403
9thB76991304
10thA73661222
11thB7056711
12thB73061021
13thA7595702
14thA7194502
15thA7584603
16thB7414401
17thB70373400
18thB7643401
19thB77831702
20thB70342201

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1983

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 1983: 98.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1983

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 1983: 129.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 1983, 3 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years