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East Ayrshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 1987, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1986 (433), and casualties rose from 575.

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

Collisions in 1987
435
Level with 1986
Casualties in 1987
586
Up 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
32% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 1987

1.8% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 1987 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious13832%
  • Slight28966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious16428%
  • Slight41370%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 435, level with 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (11%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday83 (19%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.4%)
  • February36 (8.3%)
  • March36 (8.3%)
  • April31 (7.1%)
  • May34 (7.8%)
  • June26 (6%)
  • July40 (9.2%)
  • August42 (9.7%)
  • September35 (8%)
  • October35 (8%)
  • November43 (9.9%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (52%)
  • Wet or damp175 (40%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.8%)
  • Snow10 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph241 (55%)
  • 40 mph13 (3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph162 (37%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (55%)
  • Pedestrian119 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1047 (8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20111 (19%)
  • 21 to 2588 (15%)
  • 26 to 3582 (14%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.3%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (47%)
  • Passenger189 (32%)
  • Pedestrian119 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car491 (69%)
  • Motorcycle56 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 1987.

Collisions
221st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 1987: 54, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA715471117
2ndA765381118
3rdB7038323408
4thA77274139
5thA702633011
6thA735182815
7thA713142612
8thA719121706
9thB706481103
10thB7418901
11thB76971004
12thB7056704
13thB70736602
14thB7516801
15thA7363602
16thA7593601
17thB70723400
18thA7582200
19thB70372200
20thB7432201

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1987

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 1987: 112.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1987

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 1987: 116.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 1987, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years