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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2000, and 416 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1999 (333), and casualties fell from 482.

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

Collisions in 2000
292
Down 12% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
416
Down 14% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2000

2.1% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2000 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious6422%
  • Slight22276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious7919%
  • Slight33180%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 292, down 12% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (10%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.2%)
  • February27 (9.2%)
  • March27 (9.2%)
  • April24 (8.2%)
  • May21 (7.2%)
  • June20 (6.8%)
  • July18 (6.2%)
  • August29 (9.9%)
  • September24 (8.2%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November28 (9.6%)
  • December17 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (48%)
  • Wet or damp137 (47%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph130 (45%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph133 (46%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (66%)
  • Pedestrian76 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1035 (8.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2048 (12%)
  • 21 to 2539 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3581 (19%)
  • 36 to 4574 (18%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.6%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (50%)
  • Passenger131 (31%)
  • Pedestrian76 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (82%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.9%)
  • Motorcycle9 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2000.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2000: 31, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71313917
2ndA76223923
3rdA70202405
4thA713193305
5thA77182805
6thA735121903
7thB703881001
8thB76981203
9thB70647802
10thB7056701
11thB70816701
12thB70836901
13thA7195602
14thB70735601
15thB703641102
16thB70723300
17thB7303601
18thB7643500
19thB70372600
20thB70462200

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2000

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2000: 56.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2000

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2000: 71.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2000, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years