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East Ayrshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 1991, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1990 (466), and casualties fell from 691.

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

Collisions in 1991
420
Down 10% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
561
Down 19% on 1990
Fatal collisions
12
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
33% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 1991

2.9% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 1991 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious13733%
  • Slight27165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious16229%
  • Slight38669%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 420, down 10% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (11%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday83 (20%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (4.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.6%)
  • February23 (5.5%)
  • March37 (8.8%)
  • April34 (8.1%)
  • May31 (7.4%)
  • June34 (8.1%)
  • July34 (8.1%)
  • August41 (9.8%)
  • September38 (9%)
  • October38 (9%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December30 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (54%)
  • Wet or damp162 (39%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (48%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph182 (43%)
  • 70 mph23 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (63%)
  • Pedestrian92 (16%)
  • Van occupant29 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2096 (17%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (52%)
  • Passenger178 (32%)
  • Pedestrian92 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle25 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 1991.

Collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 1991: 45, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA714559211
2ndA764062112
3rdA77284245
4thA702432011
5thA735222716
6thB7038212917
7thA713171916
8thA71971004
9thA75971202
10thB70571003
11thB70736602
12thB70816602
13thB7416912
14thB70375603
15thB70645601
16thB7435504
17thB7515501
18thB7695602
19thA7364702
20thB70363601

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1991

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 1991: 92.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1991

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 1991: 112.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 1991, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years