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East Ayrshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 1996, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995 (354), and casualties fell from 540.

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

Collisions in 1996
353
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
492
Down 9% on 1995
Fatal collisions
16
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
26% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 1996

4.5% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 1996 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.5%
  • Serious9126%
  • Slight24670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.3%
  • Serious12024%
  • Slight35672%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 353, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (9.9%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.7%)
  • February25 (7.1%)
  • March18 (5.1%)
  • April21 (5.9%)
  • May28 (7.9%)
  • June38 (11%)
  • July28 (7.9%)
  • August34 (9.6%)
  • September26 (7.4%)
  • October39 (11%)
  • November43 (12%)
  • December33 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (54%)
  • Wet or damp143 (41%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph183 (52%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph139 (39%)
  • 70 mph22 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4%)
  • Roundabout7 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (68%)
  • Pedestrian84 (17%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1039 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2084 (17%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (21%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (52%)
  • Passenger154 (31%)
  • Pedestrian84 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.5%)
  • Motorcycle7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1996.

Collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A77 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 1996: 35, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA773565410
2ndA735243606
3rdA71223513
4thA76224314
5thA719172617
6thA70152304
7thB7038121605
8thA71391212
9thB70738904
10thB7308905
11thA7596702
12thB70836702
13thB7696710
14thB70551110
15thB7415701
16thB7435503
17thB7515702
18thB70364510
19thB70374411
20thB70814602

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1996

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 1996: 76.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1996

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 1996: 103.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 1996, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years