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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2003, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2002 (313), and casualties fell from 435.

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

Collisions in 2003
273
Down 13% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
399
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
9
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
19% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2003

3.3% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2003 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious5119%
  • Slight21378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious6617%
  • Slight32281%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 273, down 13% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (18%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (11%)
  • February17 (6.2%)
  • March19 (7%)
  • April21 (7.7%)
  • May24 (8.8%)
  • June21 (7.7%)
  • July23 (8.4%)
  • August25 (9.2%)
  • September27 (9.9%)
  • October19 (7%)
  • November19 (7%)
  • December29 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (48%)
  • Wet or damp125 (46%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.4%)
  • Snow5 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph126 (46%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph122 (45%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (70%)
  • Pedestrian54 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2061 (15%)
  • 21 to 2538 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3588 (22%)
  • 36 to 4566 (17%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (52%)
  • Passenger136 (34%)
  • Pedestrian54 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car357 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle14 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Ayrshire ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 2003.

Collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2003

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2003, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2003: 28, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71285013
2ndA76203323
3rdA70193105
4thA77193514
5thA735141902
6thA713132321
7thB7038101302
8thA7366900
9thB70561210
10thB708361202
11thB7516901
12thB7786912
13thA7595501
14thB70645500
15thB707351001
16thB7695501
17thB7644501
18thB70373400
19thB7433302
20thA7192301

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2003

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2003: 65.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2003

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2003: 83.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2003, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years