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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2001, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2000 (292), and casualties rose from 416.

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

Collisions in 2001
317
Up 9% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
465
Up 12% on 2000
Fatal collisions
13
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2001

4.1% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2001 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.1%
  • Serious7022%
  • Slight23474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.2%
  • Serious8719%
  • Slight36378%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 317, up 9% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (17%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (9.8%)
  • Friday59 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (18%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.1%)
  • February25 (7.9%)
  • March27 (8.5%)
  • April20 (6.3%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June20 (6.3%)
  • July25 (7.9%)
  • August23 (7.3%)
  • September20 (6.3%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November27 (8.5%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp150 (47%)
  • Dry140 (44%)
  • Frost or ice21 (6.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (44%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph158 (50%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (71%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2063 (14%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 35113 (24%)
  • 36 to 4576 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (55%)
  • Passenger157 (34%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5%)
  • Motorcycle19 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Ayrshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Ayrshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2001.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2001

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2001, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2001: 33, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71335527
2ndA762739210
3rdA70172824
4thA77173322
5thA719152104
6thA713142413
7thA735121403
8thB703871501
9thB75171001
10thB7697800
11thB73061002
12thA7595701
13thB70835700
14thB7415900
15thB70374401
16thB70464510
17thB70814402
18thB7784912
19thB7053400
20thB70643500

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2001

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2001: 58.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2001

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2001: 73.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2001, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years