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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 70 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2024, and 116 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 32% on 2023 (103), and casualties fell from 159.

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

Collisions in 2024
70
Down 32% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
116
Down 27% on 2023
Fatal collisions
9
13% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
34% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2024

13% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2024 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal913%
  • Serious2434%
  • Slight3753%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal108.6%
  • Serious3228%
  • Slight7464%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 70, down 32% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 70
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (17%)
  • Tuesday8 (11%)
  • Wednesday5 (7.1%)
  • Thursday20 (29%)
  • Friday10 (14%)
  • Saturday7 (10%)
  • Sunday8 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (5.7%)
  • February4 (5.7%)
  • March5 (7.1%)
  • April5 (7.1%)
  • May8 (11%)
  • June12 (17%)
  • July8 (11%)
  • August7 (10%)
  • September4 (5.7%)
  • October6 (8.6%)
  • November2 (2.9%)
  • December5 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight58 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (5.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds49 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other4 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry44 (63%)
  • Wet or damp23 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph28 (40%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph33 (47%)
  • 70 mph6 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway57 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (14%)
  • Roundabout3 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant76 (66%)
  • Pedestrian11 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist6 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (11%)
  • 16 to 2017 (15%)
  • 21 to 253 (2.6%)
  • 26 to 3524 (21%)
  • 36 to 4516 (14%)
  • 46 to 5510 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6515 (13%)
  • 66 to 757 (6%)
  • Over 753 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider66 (57%)
  • Passenger39 (34%)
  • Pedestrian11 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car86 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle7 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2024.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2024

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2024, with 8 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A71 and A76 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2024, with 8 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7181521
2ndA7681432
3rdA777803
4thA7355804
5thB7514803
6thA7193410
7thA702411
8thB70382200
9thB7052702
10thB70812400
11thB70832300
12thA7131210
13thA7591100
14thB70371101
15thB7061200
16thB70641100
17thB70721100
18thB70821100
19thB7411200
20thB7691101

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2024

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2024: 19.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2024

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2024: 24.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2024, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years