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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2012, and 233 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2011 (204), and casualties fell from 266.

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

Collisions in 2012
172
Down 16% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
233
Down 12% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2012

1.7% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2012 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious3420%
  • Slight13578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4318%
  • Slight18780%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 172, down 16% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 172
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (11%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (16%)
  • Friday37 (22%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.7%)
  • February10 (5.8%)
  • March17 (9.9%)
  • April7 (4.1%)
  • May22 (13%)
  • June13 (7.6%)
  • July15 (8.7%)
  • August12 (7%)
  • September11 (6.4%)
  • October18 (10%)
  • November11 (6.4%)
  • December21 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp82 (48%)
  • Dry78 (45%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph73 (42%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph75 (44%)
  • 70 mph14 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (14%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (66%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2039 (17%)
  • 21 to 2527 (12%)
  • 26 to 3527 (12%)
  • 36 to 4542 (18%)
  • 46 to 5531 (13%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (9%)
  • Over 757 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (62%)
  • Passenger68 (29%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (77%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2012.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2012

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA3 6NB area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2012, with 9 collisions.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2012: 21, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71212613
2ndA713173316
3rdA70162001
4thA76142206
5thA735121402
6thA779901
7thB70835702
8thB70384500
9thB70541201
10thB70814511
11thA7363300
12thB7303300
13thB7513302
14thM773400
15thB70342200
16thB7132300
17thB7692201
18thA7191100
19thA7591100
20thB70371100

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2012

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2012: 31.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2012

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2012: 42.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years