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North Ayrshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 513 road traffic collisions in North Ayrshire in 1979, and 685 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,454 collisions in North Ayrshire.

Collisions in 1979
513
Casualties in 1979
685
Fatal collisions
15
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
29% of collisions

Crash severity in North Ayrshire in 1979

2.9% of collisions in North Ayrshire in 1979 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.4% and 27% in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.9%
  • Serious14929%
  • Slight34968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious17325%
  • Slight49672%

North Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 529 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 513.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (11%)
  • Thursday79 (15%)
  • Friday97 (19%)
  • Saturday83 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (7.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (3.9%)
  • February40 (7.8%)
  • March52 (10%)
  • April43 (8.4%)
  • May45 (8.8%)
  • June43 (8.4%)
  • July45 (8.8%)
  • August43 (8.4%)
  • September42 (8.2%)
  • October41 (8%)
  • November48 (9.4%)
  • December51 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (6.2%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (5.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Other33 (6.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (51%)
  • Wet or damp197 (38%)
  • Frost or ice45 (8.8%)
  • Snow10 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph309 (60%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph150 (29%)
  • 70 mph26 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway465 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Ayrshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant370 (54%)
  • Pedestrian150 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (14%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1066 (9.6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20134 (20%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 35115 (17%)
  • 36 to 4570 (10%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (47%)
  • Passenger215 (31%)
  • Pedestrian150 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car564 (69%)
  • Motorcycle95 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach37 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Ayrshire in 1979

Map of the last 4 crashes of 1979 in North Ayrshire

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  • 4 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Ayrshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1979.

Collisions
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A78 had the most collisions in North Ayrshire in 1979: 117, including 6 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Ayrshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78117169642
2ndA7374968014
3rdA738293708
4thB780253819
5thA736224215
6thA71202114
7thA7601826010
8thA841131704
9thB7798813
10thB7817702
11thB7776602
12thB77861413
13thB70495601
14thB7305601
15thB7694503
16thB9523302
17thA772200
18thB7142301
19thA11301
20thA8151201

Towns in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1979

Irvine had the most collisions of any town in North Ayrshire in 1979: 15.

Postcode districts in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1979

KA30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Ayrshire in 1979: 45.

Latest crashes in North Ayrshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in North Ayrshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1979.

Severity

North Ayrshire road accidents in other years