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East Ayrshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 1997, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1996 (353), and casualties rose from 492.

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

Collisions in 1997
330
Down 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
497
Up 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
29% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 1997

2.1% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 1997 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious9529%
  • Slight22869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious12225%
  • Slight36774%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 330, down 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.1%)
  • February33 (10%)
  • March26 (7.9%)
  • April24 (7.3%)
  • May19 (5.8%)
  • June21 (6.4%)
  • July28 (8.5%)
  • August30 (9.1%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October28 (8.5%)
  • November29 (8.8%)
  • December27 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (50%)
  • Wet or damp155 (47%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (46%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph144 (44%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (73%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1039 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2081 (16%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 35104 (21%)
  • 36 to 4551 (10%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.8%)
  • Over 7519 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (53%)
  • Passenger169 (34%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle13 (2.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 1997.

Collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 1997: 36, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71364719
2ndA77274806
3rdA70224918
4thA735182706
5thA76172613
6thA719121904
7thB7038101404
8thB769101305
9thA71391312
10thB706491401
11thB708191304
12thB7517801
13thB7055500
14thB7415910
15thB7435602
16thB70724400
17thB70734501
18thB70834401
19thA7363411
20thA7593300

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1997

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 1997: 86.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1997

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 1997: 98.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 1997, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years