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East Ayrshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 1998, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (330), and casualties fell from 497.

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

Collisions in 1998
334
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
455
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
27% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 1998

2.1% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 1998 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious9127%
  • Slight23671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious11325%
  • Slight33574%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 334, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday36 (11%)
  • Thursday61 (18%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.2%)
  • February23 (6.9%)
  • March23 (6.9%)
  • April21 (6.3%)
  • May25 (7.5%)
  • June28 (8.4%)
  • July21 (6.3%)
  • August28 (8.4%)
  • September30 (9%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December39 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp179 (54%)
  • Dry141 (42%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph162 (49%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph139 (42%)
  • 70 mph20 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (71%)
  • Pedestrian77 (17%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.1%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (5.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2071 (16%)
  • 21 to 2564 (14%)
  • 26 to 3589 (20%)
  • 36 to 4564 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.9%)
  • Over 759 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (55%)
  • Passenger127 (28%)
  • Pedestrian77 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car437 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.4%)
  • Motorcycle11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 1998.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A77 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 1998: 32, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA773257210
2ndA70283715
3rdA71273317
4thA76273803
5thA713173104
6thA735172304
7thB703891202
8thA71981401
9thB7058912
10thB70647702
11thB703661003
12thB70816613
13thB70735601
14thB7445601
15thA7594401
16thB70834502
17thB7434803
18thB7694401
19thA7363601
20thB7303500

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1998

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 1998: 69.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1998

KA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 1998: 81.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 1998, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years