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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2008, and 294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2007 (238), and casualties fell from 321.

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

Collisions in 2008
228
Down 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
294
Down 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
23% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2008

3.1% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2008 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious5323%
  • Slight16874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious6020%
  • Slight22677%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 228, down 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 228
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (19%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday19 (8.3%)
  • Sunday34 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (10%)
  • February16 (7%)
  • March29 (13%)
  • April12 (5.3%)
  • May17 (7.5%)
  • June17 (7.5%)
  • July27 (12%)
  • August19 (8.3%)
  • September16 (7%)
  • October19 (8.3%)
  • November22 (9.6%)
  • December11 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (4.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (47%)
  • Wet or damp107 (47%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.9%)
  • Snow4 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph89 (39%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph113 (50%)
  • 70 mph14 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (66%)
  • Pedestrian47 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Cyclist6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2047 (16%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3556 (19%)
  • 36 to 4558 (20%)
  • 46 to 5528 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (10%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.7%)
  • Over 758 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (61%)
  • Passenger68 (23%)
  • Pedestrian47 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (77%)
  • Motorcycle17 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 2008.

Collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2008

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2008, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A76 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2008: 24, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA76243617
2ndA71233425
3rdA735182303
4thA70172205
5thA713121302
6thB743111503
7thB7038101602
8thA7781102
9thA7597802
10thB7787910
11thB7515702
12thA7194400
13thB70734502
14thB7053312
15thB70833401
16thM773300
17thB70642301
18thB70812301
19thB7132400
20thB7302200

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2008

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2008: 50.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2008

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2008: 64.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2008, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years