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East Ayrshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 1999, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1998 (334), and casualties rose from 455.

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

Collisions in 1999
333
Level with 1998
Casualties in 1999
482
Up 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
29% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 1999

1.8% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 1999 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious9729%
  • Slight23069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious11925%
  • Slight35574%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 333, level with 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (17%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.4%)
  • February31 (9.3%)
  • March29 (8.7%)
  • April26 (7.8%)
  • May26 (7.8%)
  • June26 (7.8%)
  • July33 (9.9%)
  • August25 (7.5%)
  • September34 (10%)
  • October27 (8.1%)
  • November31 (9.3%)
  • December27 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (46%)
  • Wet or damp151 (45%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.7%)
  • Snow8 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (45%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph159 (48%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (11%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (67%)
  • Pedestrian72 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2071 (15%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 35115 (24%)
  • 36 to 4569 (14%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.7%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (55%)
  • Passenger143 (30%)
  • Pedestrian72 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5%)
  • Motorcycle21 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 1999.

Collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A71 and A77 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 1999, with 34 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71344716
2ndA773455010
3rdA76274826
4thA735202406
5thA70183018
6thA719142414
7thB7038141504
8thA713122603
9thB7083111405
10thB76971103
11thB7055502
12thB70735600
13thB7435901
14thB7515912
15thB7785702
16thB70644800
17thB7414601
18thB70343401
19thB7423300
20thA7362201

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1999

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 1999: 52.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 1999

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 1999: 90.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 1999, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years