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East Ayrshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 1986, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1985 (446), and casualties fell from 635.

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

Collisions in 1986
433
Down 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
575
Down 9% on 1985
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
31% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 1986

2.1% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 1986 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious13631%
  • Slight28867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious15727%
  • Slight40570%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 433, down 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (18%)
  • Friday59 (14%)
  • Saturday78 (18%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (8.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.9%)
  • February37 (8.5%)
  • March29 (6.7%)
  • April25 (5.8%)
  • May39 (9%)
  • June36 (8.3%)
  • July32 (7.4%)
  • August40 (9.2%)
  • September26 (6%)
  • October33 (7.6%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December58 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (46%)
  • Wet or damp187 (43%)
  • Frost or ice35 (8.1%)
  • Snow10 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph244 (56%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph154 (36%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (51%)
  • Pedestrian118 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist23 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1041 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20122 (21%)
  • 21 to 2596 (17%)
  • 26 to 3576 (13%)
  • 36 to 4551 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (47%)
  • Passenger184 (32%)
  • Pedestrian118 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (68%)
  • Motorcycle61 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach36 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1986.

Collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 1986: 59, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA715971025
2ndA765173210
3rdA77355119
4thB70382830011
5thA70151805
6thA713153115
7thB7073151605
8thA735142505
9thA719121715
10thA759111313
11thB70581514
12thB70646612
13thB70726802
14thA7365902
15thB7305700
16thB7695602
17thB7414703
18thB70363401
19thB70813300
20thB7513501

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1986

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 1986: 106.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1986

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 1986: 114.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 1986, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years