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East Ayrshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 410 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 1984, and 563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1983 (432), and casualties fell from 630.

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

Collisions in 1984
410
Down 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
563
Down 11% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
37% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 1984

2.9% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 1984 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious15037%
  • Slight24860%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious17531%
  • Slight37667%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 410, down 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday44 (11%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (17%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (18%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.1%)
  • February39 (9.5%)
  • March47 (11%)
  • April31 (7.6%)
  • May31 (7.6%)
  • June38 (9.3%)
  • July29 (7.1%)
  • August31 (7.6%)
  • September40 (9.8%)
  • October38 (9.3%)
  • November28 (6.8%)
  • December33 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (26%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (54%)
  • Wet or damp159 (39%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.1%)
  • Snow7 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph259 (63%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph112 (27%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (49%)
  • Pedestrian134 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (5.5%)
  • 6 to 1049 (8.7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (10%)
  • 16 to 20120 (21%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 3578 (14%)
  • 36 to 4550 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (44%)
  • Passenger180 (32%)
  • Pedestrian134 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (69%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach34 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 1984.

Collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 1984: 60, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA716080320
2ndA763541011
3rdA77254439
4thB70382426010
5thA70203116
6thA735183136
7thA713152006
8thB7073141504
9thB7064101302
10thA73673011
11thB7696914
12thA7195704
13thA7595602
14thB7515503
15thB70724401
16thB7053501
17thB7413401
18thA7232200
19thB70372201
20thB70462302

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1984

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 1984: 117.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1984

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 1984: 114.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 1984, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years