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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2014, and 224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2013, and casualties rose from 209.

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

Collisions in 2014
164
Level with 2013
Casualties in 2014
224
Up 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2014

0.6% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2314%
  • Slight14085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2411%
  • Slight19989%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 164, level with 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 164
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday25 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (16%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday28 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (18%)
  • Sunday13 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.1%)
  • February13 (7.9%)
  • March14 (8.5%)
  • April8 (4.9%)
  • May16 (9.8%)
  • June13 (7.9%)
  • July14 (8.5%)
  • August14 (8.5%)
  • September13 (7.9%)
  • October13 (7.9%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December13 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (9.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds95 (58%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (28%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (6.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp80 (49%)
  • Dry76 (46%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph83 (51%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph60 (37%)
  • 70 mph11 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (13%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (64%)
  • Pedestrian40 (18%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3.6%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2033 (15%)
  • 21 to 2529 (13%)
  • 26 to 3539 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (15%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.1%)
  • Over 758 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider125 (56%)
  • Passenger59 (26%)
  • Pedestrian40 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.9%)
  • Motorcycle8 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 2014.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2014

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2014, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A71 and A735 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2014, with 18 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71183403
2ndA735182102
3rdA76172500
4thA713121803
5thA7771202
6thA706801
7thB70385800
8thB70644500
9thM774401
10thA7193400
11thA7363500
12thB70813301
13thB7413600
14thB70732201
15thB70832200
16thB7782200
17thB70341100
18thB70371201
19thB70721100
20thB70781100

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2014

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2014: 42.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2014

KA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2014: 53.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2014, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2014.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years