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East Ayrshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 1990, and 691 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1989 (463), and casualties rose from 614.

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

Collisions in 1990
466
Up 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
691
Up 13% on 1989
Fatal collisions
19
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
28% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 1990

4.1% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 1990 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal194.1%
  • Serious12928%
  • Slight31868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213%
  • Serious16924%
  • Slight50173%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 466, up 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (16%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.2%)
  • February36 (7.7%)
  • March29 (6.2%)
  • April32 (6.9%)
  • May36 (7.7%)
  • June39 (8.4%)
  • July36 (7.7%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September42 (9%)
  • October35 (7.5%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December49 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (6.9%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (6.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (46%)
  • Wet or damp212 (45%)
  • Frost or ice28 (6%)
  • Snow11 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph238 (51%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph181 (39%)
  • 70 mph29 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (66%)
  • Pedestrian92 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20137 (20%)
  • 21 to 25104 (15%)
  • 26 to 35122 (18%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (50%)
  • Passenger254 (37%)
  • Pedestrian92 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car577 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle36 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1990.

Collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 1990: 52, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA715275220
2ndA764474310
3rdA774187610
4thA735293527
5thB7038242809
6thA70213104
7thA713162803
8thA719122106
9thA736101702
10thB7073101814
11thB706491314
12thB70571113
13thB7437801
14thB7416710
15thB70814601
16thB7304611
17thB76941202
18thB70723401
19thB7783402
20thA7582201

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1990

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 1990: 111.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1990

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 1990: 135.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 1990, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years