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North Ayrshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,454 road traffic collisions in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025, and 19,690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 344 were fatal and 3,911 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 80 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (87), and casualties rose from 107 to 116.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
14,454
92nd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
19,690
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
344
2.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
80
Down 8% on 2024

Crash severity in North Ayrshire

2.4% of collisions in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3442.4%
  • Serious3,91127%
  • Slight10,19971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3711.9%
  • Serious4,70424%
  • Slight14,61574%

North Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 529 in 1980. In 2025 there were 80, down 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 80
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202580116
202487107
202398133
202295121
202192127
202093109
2019127167
2018146191
2017164219
2016186249
2015190259
2014180244
2013191240
2012205259
2011229280
2010177230
2009224310
2008248303
2007265359
2006279365
2005305408
2004351490
2003319439
2002330423
2001323462
2000329443
1999358487
1998361519
1997385569
1996357515
1995419580
1994376518
1993399569
1992436648
1991424589
1990455637
1989501690
1988458639
1987438589
1986408535
1985477619
1984449616
1983464605
1982477680
1981457630
1980529718
1979513685

When and where crashes happen in North Ayrshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,950 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,933 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,999 (14%)
  • Thursday2,082 (14%)
  • Friday2,364 (16%)
  • Saturday2,335 (16%)
  • Sunday1,791 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59786 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59217 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,454 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,736 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,604 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,686 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,493 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,478 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,048 (7.3%)
  • February1,088 (7.5%)
  • March1,185 (8.2%)
  • April1,123 (7.8%)
  • May1,238 (8.6%)
  • June1,236 (8.6%)
  • July1,304 (9%)
  • August1,347 (9.3%)
  • September1,228 (8.5%)
  • October1,222 (8.5%)
  • November1,216 (8.4%)
  • December1,219 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,199 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,684 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,483 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit58 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,256 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,610 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds697 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds428 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds99 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds58 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist39 (0.3%)
  • Other213 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded54 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,692 (53%)
  • Wet or damp6,100 (42%)
  • Frost or ice477 (3.3%)
  • Snow139 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep42 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph6 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph30 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph8,327 (58%)
  • 40 mph743 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph158 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph4,637 (32%)
  • 70 mph548 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,622 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway919 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout699 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road159 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded55 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in North Ayrshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,519 (59%)
  • Pedestrian3,804 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist1,487 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist1,079 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant640 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant524 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)211 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant185 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant117 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant114 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5776 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 101,247 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 151,456 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 203,405 (17%)
  • 21 to 252,449 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,237 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,331 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,877 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 651,376 (7%)
  • 66 to 75905 (4.6%)
  • Over 75629 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider9,857 (50%)
  • Passenger6,029 (31%)
  • Pedestrian3,804 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car17,526 (74%)
  • Motorcycle1,495 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle1,125 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,059 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach886 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes734 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car305 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle293 (1.2%)
  • Minibus119 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle29 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in North Ayrshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Ayrshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Ayrshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Ayrshire had the 92nd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
92nd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
257thGravesham14,49919,1522022,644
258thWyre14,48619,7902833,172
259thBroxtowe14,48419,0782142,982
260thNorth Ayrshire (this area)14,45419,6903443,911
261stArgyll and Bute14,30121,5434944,480
262ndBrentwood14,23919,5432482,719
263rdCheltenham14,15316,7471592,812

Accident hotspots in North Ayrshire

Saltcoats and Stevenston, North Ayrshire, KA21 5LP area is the busiest accident hotspot in North Ayrshire, with 223 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North Ayrshire with the most crashes

The A78 had the most collisions in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,454, including 75 fatal and 694 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA782,4543,59875694
2ndA7371,4762,12132369
3rdA73876495911223
4thB78068789521206
5thA7366811,04123191
6thA76049075520127
7thA84146265514160
8thB77737156218104
9thA713424541081
10thB7081254313663
11thB769174248760
12thB7080166235335
13thB778140217544
14thB781135193241
15thB714127172139
16thB706102146423
17thB77999129633
18thB73073102221
19thB70496981320
20thA8606474017

Towns in North Ayrshire

Irvine had the most collisions of any town in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,828.

Postcode districts in North Ayrshire

KA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,711.

Latest crashes in North Ayrshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in North Ayrshire, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity