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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2010, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2009 (216), and casualties fell from 287.

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

Collisions in 2010
202
Down 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
271
Down 6% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2010

2.5% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2010 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious4020%
  • Slight15778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious5018%
  • Slight21680%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 202, down 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 202
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (17%)
  • Friday33 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday15 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.9%)
  • February10 (5%)
  • March17 (8.4%)
  • April18 (8.9%)
  • May19 (9.4%)
  • June19 (9.4%)
  • July17 (8.4%)
  • August14 (6.9%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November17 (8.4%)
  • December17 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (51%)
  • Wet or damp79 (39%)
  • Frost or ice14 (6.9%)
  • Snow5 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph93 (46%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph86 (43%)
  • 70 mph15 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (11%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (77%)
  • Pedestrian37 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (2.2%)
  • Cyclist5 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2048 (18%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3538 (14%)
  • 36 to 4560 (22%)
  • 46 to 5538 (14%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.3%)
  • Over 757 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (59%)
  • Passenger73 (27%)
  • Pedestrian37 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (85%)
  • Other vehicle13 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Motorcycle6 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 2010.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2010

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2010, with 20 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2010: 30, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71304024
2ndA735182204
3rdA76183014
4thA713162003
5thA70121502
6thA77101603
7thB7038101003
8thM7771001
9thB70836800
10thA7195601
11thB70735701
12thB7054501
13thB70814400
14thB7513501
15thB7783400
16thA7592201
17thB7422300
18thB7432500
19thA7361100
20thB70361100

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2010

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2010: 38.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2010

KA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2010: 50.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2010, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years