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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2011, and 266 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2010 (202), and casualties fell from 271.

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

Collisions in 2011
204
Up 1% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
266
Down 2% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
16% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2011

2% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2011 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious3316%
  • Slight16782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4316%
  • Slight21982%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 204, up 1% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 204
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (18%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.9%)
  • February13 (6.4%)
  • March25 (12%)
  • April18 (8.8%)
  • May16 (7.8%)
  • June10 (4.9%)
  • July14 (6.9%)
  • August21 (10%)
  • September20 (9.8%)
  • October16 (7.8%)
  • November13 (6.4%)
  • December26 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (4.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (48%)
  • Wet or damp88 (43%)
  • Frost or ice13 (6.4%)
  • Snow6 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph86 (42%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph89 (44%)
  • 70 mph14 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (72%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.8%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2038 (14%)
  • 21 to 2519 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3547 (18%)
  • 36 to 4550 (19%)
  • 46 to 5531 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (12%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6%)
  • Over 755 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (59%)
  • Passenger76 (29%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car267 (81%)
  • Motorcycle11 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 2011.

Collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2011

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2011, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2011: 29, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71293915
2ndA735212305
3rdA76182003
4thA70112012
5thA713111501
6thA77111501
7thB70385702
8thB70815600
9thM775500
10thA7594501
11thB70644401
12thB70734401
13thB70834400
14thA7193300
15thB70363510
16thB70373600
17thB7693600
18thB7302200
19thB7412201
20thB7422200

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2011

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2011: 48.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2011

KA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2011: 55.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years