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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 88 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2022, and 124 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2021 (71), and casualties rose from 105.

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

Collisions in 2022
88
Up 24% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
124
Up 18% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
5.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
47% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2022

5.7% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2022 were fatal and 47% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal55.7%
  • Serious4147%
  • Slight4248%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal64.8%
  • Serious4738%
  • Slight7157%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 88, up 24% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 88
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (13%)
  • Tuesday16 (18%)
  • Wednesday15 (17%)
  • Thursday11 (13%)
  • Friday17 (19%)
  • Saturday12 (14%)
  • Sunday6 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (8%)
  • February14 (16%)
  • March5 (5.7%)
  • April10 (11%)
  • May11 (13%)
  • June4 (4.5%)
  • July2 (2.3%)
  • August7 (8%)
  • September6 (6.8%)
  • October10 (11%)
  • November7 (8%)
  • December5 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight59 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds62 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (4.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other4 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry45 (51%)
  • Wet or damp41 (47%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph38 (43%)
  • 50 mph6 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph35 (40%)
  • 70 mph6 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway70 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (13%)
  • Roundabout4 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant72 (58%)
  • Pedestrian22 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist4 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2011 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2512 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3528 (23%)
  • 36 to 4512 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5517 (14%)
  • 56 to 659 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (13%)
  • Over 755 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider72 (58%)
  • Passenger30 (24%)
  • Pedestrian22 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car105 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle10 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 2022.

Collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2022

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA3 6NB area and Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse, East Ayrshire, KA1 2RW area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2022, with 4 collisions each.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A71 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2022: 14, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71142316
2ndA76111815
3rdA776803
4thA704411
5thA7134502
6thA73541202
7thB7434704
8thB70363511
9thB70813300
10thA7192201
11thB70382201
12thB7052200
13thB70642201
14thB7132201
15thM772502
16thA7591101
17thB70371100
18thB70721101
19thB70821101
20thB70831101

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2022

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2022: 15.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2022

KA18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2022: 24.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2022, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2022.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years