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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2009, and 287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2008 (228), and casualties fell from 294.

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

Collisions in 2009
216
Down 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
287
Down 2% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
17% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2009

1.9% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2009 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious3617%
  • Slight17681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4315%
  • Slight23983%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 216, down 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 216
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (15%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday32 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (11%)
  • February11 (5.1%)
  • March15 (6.9%)
  • April18 (8.3%)
  • May22 (10%)
  • June21 (9.7%)
  • July14 (6.5%)
  • August21 (9.7%)
  • September13 (6%)
  • October17 (7.9%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December18 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp110 (51%)
  • Dry86 (40%)
  • Frost or ice15 (6.9%)
  • Snow5 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph75 (35%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph115 (53%)
  • 70 mph16 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (6%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (81%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Cyclist4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2041 (14%)
  • 21 to 2541 (14%)
  • 26 to 3557 (20%)
  • 36 to 4542 (15%)
  • 46 to 5541 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.5%)
  • Over 758 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (66%)
  • Passenger75 (26%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (83%)
  • Other vehicle15 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.7%)
  • Motorcycle10 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 2009.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2009

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2009, with 13 collisions.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A76 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2009: 28, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA76284627
2ndA71253905
3rdA713182203
4thA70121503
5thB703891201
6thA71981000
7thA73581101
8thA7781203
9thM776700
10thB7305600
11thB70734702
12thB70834401
13thB7414510
14thB7424401
15thA7363501
16thA7593300
17thB70363300
18thB7433300
19thB70462200
20thB7052201

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2009

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2009: 32.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2009

KA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2009: 52.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2009.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years