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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 179 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2016, and 272 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2015 (204), and casualties fell from 274.

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

Collisions in 2016
179
Down 12% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
272
Down 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
15% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2016

2.2% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2016 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious2615%
  • Slight14983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3914%
  • Slight22984%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 179, down 12% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (21%)
  • Tuesday20 (11%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (15%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.4%)
  • February12 (6.7%)
  • March13 (7.3%)
  • April13 (7.3%)
  • May19 (11%)
  • June23 (13%)
  • July10 (5.6%)
  • August16 (8.9%)
  • September14 (7.8%)
  • October13 (7.3%)
  • November18 (10%)
  • December13 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (55%)
  • Wet or damp74 (41%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph69 (39%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph84 (47%)
  • 70 mph16 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (12%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (69%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2034 (13%)
  • 21 to 2536 (13%)
  • 26 to 3543 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (16%)
  • 46 to 5538 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (11%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.5%)
  • Over 753 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (58%)
  • Passenger92 (34%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car263 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle11 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2016.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2016

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2016, with 11 collisions.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A76 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2016: 27, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA76276415
2ndA735171812
3rdA71141803
4thA713131602
5thA77111511
6thA7091103
7thM7771201
8thB70374501
9thB70384600
10thB70734701
11thB70643401
12thB70723500
13thB70823500
14thB7433700
15thB7513400
16thB7693400
17thA7192301
18thA7592200
19thB7302200
20thA7001400

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2016

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2016: 45.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2016

KA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2016: 52.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years