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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2007, and 321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2006 (261), and casualties fell from 348.

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

Collisions in 2007
238
Down 9% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
321
Down 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
12% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2007

2.5% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious2812%
  • Slight20486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious3411%
  • Slight28087%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 238, down 9% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (13%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.4%)
  • February23 (9.7%)
  • March23 (9.7%)
  • April24 (10%)
  • May13 (5.5%)
  • June35 (15%)
  • July21 (8.8%)
  • August16 (6.7%)
  • September19 (8%)
  • October18 (7.6%)
  • November11 (4.6%)
  • December15 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (52%)
  • Wet or damp104 (44%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.9%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph110 (46%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph98 (41%)
  • 70 mph20 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (70%)
  • Pedestrian43 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2072 (22%)
  • 21 to 2546 (14%)
  • 26 to 3555 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.2%)
  • Over 7510 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (58%)
  • Passenger93 (29%)
  • Pedestrian43 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car305 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4%)
  • Motorcycle14 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 2007.

Collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2007

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2007, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2007: 18, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71182705
2ndA713172504
3rdA76173332
4thA735152002
5thA77121410
6thA7091102
7thB75191201
8thM778801
9thB703871000
10thB70837801
11thB74361010
12thB70735500
13thB7305701
14thA7194700
15thB7054400
16thA7363600
17thA7593500
18thB70363401
19thB70643301
20thB7133700

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2007

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2007: 50.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2007

KA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2007: 63.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years