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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 86 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2020, and 122 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2019 (104), and casualties fell from 149.

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

Collisions in 2020
86
Down 17% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
122
Down 18% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
34% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2020

2.3% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2020 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.3%
  • Serious2934%
  • Slight5564%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious4134%
  • Slight7965%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 86, down 17% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 86
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (16%)
  • Tuesday11 (13%)
  • Wednesday6 (7%)
  • Thursday14 (16%)
  • Friday17 (20%)
  • Saturday13 (15%)
  • Sunday11 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (9.3%)
  • February10 (12%)
  • March11 (13%)
  • April1 (1.2%)
  • May9 (10%)
  • June9 (10%)
  • July4 (4.7%)
  • August7 (8.1%)
  • September6 (7%)
  • October11 (13%)
  • November5 (5.8%)
  • December5 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight58 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds61 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (8.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry44 (51%)
  • Wet or damp40 (47%)
  • Snow2 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph40 (47%)
  • 40 mph4 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph31 (36%)
  • 70 mph8 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway63 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (15%)
  • Roundabout6 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant79 (65%)
  • Pedestrian18 (15%)
  • Cyclist8 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (4.1%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2015 (12%)
  • 21 to 2510 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3524 (20%)
  • 36 to 4519 (16%)
  • 46 to 5515 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (11%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.1%)
  • Over 754 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider72 (59%)
  • Passenger32 (26%)
  • Pedestrian18 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car120 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle5 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 2020.

Collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2020

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2020, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2020

The A77 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2020: 10, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA77101505
2ndA7181102
3rdA7357702
4thA7061003
5thA766821
6thB70644401
7thA7363301
8thB70383803
9thA7132702
10thA7192401
11thB70832300
12thB7432201
13thM772202
14thB70721100
15thB70811100
16thB7411100
17thB7511201
18thB7781300

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2020

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2020: 24.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2020

KA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2020: 33.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2020, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years