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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2004, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2003 (273), and casualties rose from 399.

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

Collisions in 2004
309
Up 13% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
400
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
11
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
23% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2004

3.6% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2004 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.6%
  • Serious7023%
  • Slight22874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.3%
  • Serious8221%
  • Slight30576%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 309, up 13% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday29 (9.4%)
  • Sunday44 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.5%)
  • February19 (6.1%)
  • March29 (9.4%)
  • April30 (9.7%)
  • May22 (7.1%)
  • June29 (9.4%)
  • July22 (7.1%)
  • August25 (8.1%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October27 (8.7%)
  • November24 (7.8%)
  • December30 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (5.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (50%)
  • Wet or damp142 (46%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph142 (46%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph133 (43%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (69%)
  • Pedestrian64 (16%)
  • Cyclist20 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2060 (15%)
  • 21 to 2539 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3571 (18%)
  • 36 to 4563 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4%)
  • Over 758 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (61%)
  • Passenger93 (23%)
  • Pedestrian64 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle17 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2004.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2004

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2004, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2004: 28, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71283625
2ndA713273919
3rdA76253406
4thA77203834
5thA70161713
6thA735131601
7thB7038131503
8thB7081111323
9thB7697804
10thB70736601
11thB73061211
12thA7595601
13thB7055501
14thB70835810
15thB7435600
16thA7194500
17thA7364601
18thB70644400
19thB7414500
20thB7513400

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2004

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2004: 53.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2004

KA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2004: 77.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2004, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years