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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 103 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2023, and 159 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2022 (88), and casualties rose from 124.

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

Collisions in 2023
103
Up 17% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
159
Up 28% on 2022
Fatal collisions
6
5.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
40% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2023

5.8% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2023 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65.8%
  • Serious4140%
  • Slight5654%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.8%
  • Serious5333%
  • Slight10063%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 103, up 17% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 103
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (16%)
  • Tuesday15 (15%)
  • Wednesday14 (14%)
  • Thursday12 (12%)
  • Friday14 (14%)
  • Saturday21 (20%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.8%)
  • February11 (11%)
  • March10 (9.7%)
  • April8 (7.8%)
  • May10 (9.7%)
  • June8 (7.8%)
  • July10 (9.7%)
  • August7 (6.8%)
  • September10 (9.7%)
  • October7 (6.8%)
  • November6 (5.8%)
  • December10 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight73 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds75 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (5.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (60%)
  • Wet or damp38 (37%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph44 (43%)
  • 40 mph1 (1%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph46 (45%)
  • 70 mph5 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (12%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant107 (67%)
  • Pedestrian19 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist8 (5%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 108 (5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2010 (6.3%)
  • 21 to 2515 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3525 (16%)
  • 36 to 4525 (16%)
  • 46 to 5522 (14%)
  • 56 to 6519 (12%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.8%)
  • Over 759 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider97 (61%)
  • Passenger43 (27%)
  • Pedestrian19 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car135 (74%)
  • Motorcycle13 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 2023.

Collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2023

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2023, with 8 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A77 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2023: 11, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA77112016
2ndA71101702
3rdA76101425
4thA7091403
5thA73591504
6thB7435603
7thB70384611
8thB70814601
9thB70834600
10thA7132200
11thA7362300
12thB70642301
13thA7191310
14thA7591201
15thB70461100
16thB70731100
17thB7131101
18thB7411100
19thB7511101
20thB7641201

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2023

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2023: 24.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2023

KA18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2023: 32.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2023, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years