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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 71 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2021, and 105 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2020 (86), and casualties fell from 122.

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

Collisions in 2021
71
Down 17% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
105
Down 14% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
8.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
46% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2021

8.5% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2021 were fatal and 46% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal68.5%
  • Serious3346%
  • Slight3245%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal76.7%
  • Serious3836%
  • Slight6057%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 71, down 17% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 71
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (5.6%)
  • Tuesday8 (11%)
  • Wednesday8 (11%)
  • Thursday16 (23%)
  • Friday14 (20%)
  • Saturday14 (20%)
  • Sunday7 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (4.2%)
  • February5 (7%)
  • March4 (5.6%)
  • April5 (7%)
  • May3 (4.2%)
  • June9 (13%)
  • July7 (9.9%)
  • August9 (13%)
  • September12 (17%)
  • October6 (8.5%)
  • November5 (7%)
  • December3 (4.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight55 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (8.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds57 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry50 (70%)
  • Wet or damp20 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph34 (48%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph30 (42%)
  • 70 mph2 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway64 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant62 (59%)
  • Pedestrian19 (18%)
  • Cyclist8 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 101 (1%)
  • 11 to 159 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2010 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2516 (15%)
  • 26 to 3516 (15%)
  • 36 to 4518 (17%)
  • 46 to 557 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (14%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.8%)
  • Over 754 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider58 (55%)
  • Passenger28 (27%)
  • Pedestrian19 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car90 (70%)
  • Motorcycle9 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2021.

Collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2021

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2021, with 4 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2021: 10, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71101306
2ndA71351212
3rdA73551103
4thA704402
5thA764412
6thA773421
7thB70813501
8thB7513501
9thA7592301
10thB70362201
11thB70832300
12thB7432301
13thB7782410
14thA7191100
15thA7361301
16thB70381100
17thB70731200
18thB70821101
19thB7411200

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2021

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2021: 15.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2021

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2021: 19.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2021, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2021.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years