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East Ayrshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 86 road traffic collisions in East Ayrshire in 2025, and 115 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2024 (70), and casualties fell from 116.

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

Collisions in 2025
86
Up 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
115
Down 1% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
5.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
33% of collisions

Crash severity in East Ayrshire in 2025

5.8% of collisions in East Ayrshire in 2025 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3% and 27% in East Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal55.8%
  • Serious2833%
  • Slight5362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal54.3%
  • Serious3329%
  • Slight7767%

East Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 466 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 86, up 23% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (14%)
  • Tuesday9 (10%)
  • Wednesday13 (15%)
  • Thursday5 (5.8%)
  • Friday19 (22%)
  • Saturday11 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (5.8%)
  • February14 (16%)
  • March4 (4.7%)
  • April6 (7%)
  • May9 (10%)
  • June8 (9.3%)
  • July6 (7%)
  • August7 (8.1%)
  • September3 (3.5%)
  • October8 (9.3%)
  • November8 (9.3%)
  • December8 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds67 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry54 (63%)
  • Wet or damp30 (35%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph40 (47%)
  • 40 mph2 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph36 (42%)
  • 70 mph3 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway74 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Ayrshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant68 (59%)
  • Pedestrian20 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (11%)
  • Cyclist6 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2013 (11%)
  • 21 to 258 (7%)
  • 26 to 3520 (17%)
  • 36 to 4520 (17%)
  • 46 to 5513 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (14%)
  • 66 to 759 (7.8%)
  • Over 756 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider71 (62%)
  • Passenger24 (21%)
  • Pedestrian20 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car98 (71%)
  • Motorcycle14 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (4.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Ayrshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2025.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Ayrshire in 2025

Kilmarnock East and Hurlford, East Ayrshire, KA1 1PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Ayrshire in 2025, with 7 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A76 had the most collisions in East Ayrshire in 2025: 11, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Ayrshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA76112022
2ndA7171103
3rdA7357712
4thA7135503
5thA703703
6thA7193501
7thA773501
8thB7513302
9thB7693300
10thB70372200
11thB70732401
12thB70812202
13thB70822200
14thB70832210
15thB7432211
16thM772301
17thA7361100
18thB70361400
19thB7051100
20thB7061101

Towns in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2025

Kilmarnock had the most collisions of any town in East Ayrshire in 2025: 24.

Postcode districts in East Ayrshire: crashes in 2025

KA3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Ayrshire in 2025: 25.

Latest crashes in East Ayrshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in East Ayrshire in 2025, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

East Ayrshire road accidents in other years