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East Ayrshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 1989, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1988 (425), and casualties rose from 561.

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

Collisions in 1989
463
Up 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
614
Up 9% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
28% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 1989

2.6% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 1989 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious12928%
  • Slight32270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious14824%
  • Slight45474%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 463, up 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.6%)
  • February28 (6%)
  • March39 (8.4%)
  • April39 (8.4%)
  • May44 (9.5%)
  • June34 (7.3%)
  • July40 (8.6%)
  • August37 (8%)
  • September43 (9.3%)
  • October38 (8.2%)
  • November42 (9.1%)
  • December39 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (56%)
  • Wet or damp185 (40%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph236 (51%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph190 (41%)
  • 70 mph23 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (55%)
  • Pedestrian133 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1041 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20114 (19%)
  • 21 to 25108 (18%)
  • 26 to 35111 (18%)
  • 36 to 4569 (11%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (50%)
  • Passenger176 (29%)
  • Pedestrian133 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (6%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 1989.

Collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A76 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 1989: 58, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA765890216
2ndA714158312
3rdA773450011
4thB7038263309
5thA70223616
6thA735192705
7thA713172602
8thB7073101102
9thB70591103
10thB70648806
11thA7197803
12thA7597903
13thB7697801
14thA7366903
15thB70346602
16thB70816600
17thB7435611
18thB7514500
19thB70363601
20thB70373411

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1989

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 1989: 108.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1989

KA1 and KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 1989, with 118 each.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years