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East Ayrshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 1985, and 635 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1984 (410), and casualties rose from 563.

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

Collisions in 1985
446
Up 9% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
635
Up 13% on 1984
Fatal collisions
15
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
29% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 1985

3.4% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 1985 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.4%
  • Serious13029%
  • Slight30167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.8%
  • Serious17227%
  • Slight44570%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 446, up 9% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (17%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday77 (17%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (8.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.5%)
  • February39 (8.7%)
  • March37 (8.3%)
  • April40 (9%)
  • May46 (10%)
  • June32 (7.2%)
  • July37 (8.3%)
  • August42 (9.4%)
  • September28 (6.3%)
  • October37 (8.3%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December32 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (24%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (48%)
  • Wet or damp190 (43%)
  • Frost or ice31 (7%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (57%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph164 (37%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (56%)
  • Pedestrian127 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1043 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20133 (21%)
  • 21 to 2597 (15%)
  • 26 to 35107 (17%)
  • 36 to 4551 (8%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (46%)
  • Passenger218 (34%)
  • Pedestrian127 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car498 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach31 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1985.

Collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 1985: 55, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA715570218
2ndA764562211
3rdA703345210
4thA77339248
5thA735233309
6thB7038192005
7thA736132414
8thA713101905
9thA71991113
10thB74191603
11thB70738801
12thB7057900
13thA7595500
14thB703651513
15thB70645502
16thB70815501
17thB7695511
18thB70724501
19thB7514401
20thB7303801

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1985

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 1985: 109.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1985

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 1985: 119.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 1985, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years