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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 259 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2005, and 327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2004 (309), and casualties fell from 400.

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

Collisions in 2005
259
Down 16% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
327
Down 18% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
16% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2005

1.9% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2005 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious4216%
  • Slight21282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4915%
  • Slight27383%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 259, down 16% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 259
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (16%)
  • Wednesday27 (10%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday53 (20%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.9%)
  • February10 (3.9%)
  • March23 (8.9%)
  • April21 (8.1%)
  • May31 (12%)
  • June19 (7.3%)
  • July25 (9.7%)
  • August21 (8.1%)
  • September23 (8.9%)
  • October18 (6.9%)
  • November21 (8.1%)
  • December24 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (52%)
  • Wet or damp115 (44%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph123 (47%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph109 (42%)
  • 70 mph19 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (66%)
  • Pedestrian51 (16%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2046 (14%)
  • 21 to 2534 (10%)
  • 26 to 3563 (19%)
  • 36 to 4566 (20%)
  • 46 to 5533 (10%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.8%)
  • Over 7514 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (61%)
  • Passenger77 (24%)
  • Pedestrian51 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle10 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 2005.

Collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2005

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2005, with 20 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2005: 26, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71263204
2ndA76172014
3rdB7038161804
4thA735141501
5thA70132512
6thA713111812
7thA77111311
8thA7197800
9thB77871002
10thB70816900
11thB7306700
12thB7516701
13thB7435601
14thB7695603
15thB70734401
16thB70834601
17thA7593301
18thB70643301
19thB7413300
20thA7362300

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2005

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2005: 63.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2005

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2005: 77.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years