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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2015, and 274 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2014 (164), and casualties rose from 224.

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

Collisions in 2015
204
Up 24% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
274
Up 22% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2015

0.5% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2914%
  • Slight17485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3111%
  • Slight24288%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 204, up 24% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (17%)
  • Friday38 (19%)
  • Saturday23 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.8%)
  • February18 (8.8%)
  • March18 (8.8%)
  • April14 (6.9%)
  • May24 (12%)
  • June15 (7.4%)
  • July19 (9.3%)
  • August18 (8.8%)
  • September8 (3.9%)
  • October18 (8.8%)
  • November16 (7.8%)
  • December20 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (6.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp91 (45%)
  • Dry90 (44%)
  • Frost or ice13 (6.4%)
  • Snow8 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph77 (38%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph83 (41%)
  • 70 mph25 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (18%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (70%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)
  • Van occupant18 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (4%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2029 (11%)
  • 21 to 2537 (14%)
  • 26 to 3548 (18%)
  • 36 to 4548 (18%)
  • 46 to 5535 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4%)
  • Over 7516 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (64%)
  • Passenger71 (26%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (10%)
  • Motorcycle14 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2015.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2015

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA3 6NB area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2015, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A76 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2015: 28, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA76284305
2ndA71233503
3rdA713131702
4thA77132102
5thA735121403
6thM77111602
7thA70101301
8thB70736800
9thB7436602
10thA7195600
11thA7594400
12thB7414601
13thB70383400
14thB70813300
15thB70833400
16thB7783401
17thB70362200
18thB70642501
19thB70722300
20thB70822200

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2015

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2015: 38.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2015

KA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2015: 51.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years