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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 104 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2019, and 149 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 36% on 2018 (163), and casualties fell from 214.

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

Collisions in 2019
104
Down 36% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
149
Down 30% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
5.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
31% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2019

5.8% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2019 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65.8%
  • Serious3231%
  • Slight6663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74.7%
  • Serious3624%
  • Slight10671%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 104, down 36% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 104
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (12%)
  • Tuesday21 (20%)
  • Wednesday12 (12%)
  • Thursday17 (16%)
  • Friday19 (18%)
  • Saturday15 (14%)
  • Sunday8 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.7%)
  • February8 (7.7%)
  • March4 (3.8%)
  • April11 (11%)
  • May9 (8.7%)
  • June9 (8.7%)
  • July12 (12%)
  • August9 (8.7%)
  • September6 (5.8%)
  • October11 (11%)
  • November8 (7.7%)
  • December9 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight77 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds82 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other3 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (63%)
  • Wet or damp36 (35%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph47 (45%)
  • 40 mph5 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph44 (42%)
  • 70 mph4 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway79 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (13%)
  • Roundabout6 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (67%)
  • Pedestrian24 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist3 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2017 (11%)
  • 21 to 2514 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3521 (14%)
  • 36 to 4518 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (17%)
  • 56 to 6526 (17%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.7%)
  • Over 759 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider79 (53%)
  • Passenger46 (31%)
  • Pedestrian24 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car141 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle8 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.6%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Ayrshire ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2019.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2019

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA3 6NB area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2019, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2019: 14, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71141711
2ndA76132002
3rdA70101605
4thA71371414
5thA73571004
6thA777913
7thB70644501
8thB70733400
9thA7192200
10thB70382300
11thB7052202
12thB7302210
13thB7432500
14thB7512301
15thA7361100
16thB70361210
17thB70371400
18thB70461100
19thB70721100
20thB70821101

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2019

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2019: 28.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2019

KA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2019: 32.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2019, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years