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North Ayrshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in North Ayrshire in 1980, and 718 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1979 (513), and casualties rose from 685.

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

Collisions in 1980
529
Up 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
718
Up 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
30% of collisions

Crash severity in North Ayrshire in 1980

2.8% of collisions in North Ayrshire in 1980 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.4% and 27% in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious15930%
  • Slight35567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious19828%
  • Slight50470%

North Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 529 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 529, up 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (11%)
  • Tuesday63 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (11%)
  • Thursday90 (17%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday100 (19%)
  • Sunday70 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.2%)
  • February37 (7%)
  • March42 (7.9%)
  • April33 (6.2%)
  • May47 (8.9%)
  • June41 (7.8%)
  • July54 (10%)
  • August50 (9.5%)
  • September37 (7%)
  • October51 (9.6%)
  • November47 (8.9%)
  • December57 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (52%)
  • Wet or damp209 (40%)
  • Frost or ice33 (6.2%)
  • Snow8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph339 (64%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph140 (26%)
  • 70 mph21 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Ayrshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (46%)
  • Pedestrian149 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (17%)
  • Cyclist33 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1045 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1565 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20171 (24%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 3598 (14%)
  • 36 to 4584 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (47%)
  • Passenger232 (32%)
  • Pedestrian149 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car518 (62%)
  • Motorcycle123 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach37 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Ayrshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in North Ayrshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Ayrshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 1980.

Collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A78 had the most collisions in North Ayrshire in 1980: 104, including 4 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Ayrshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78104145431
2ndA7363652111
3rdA7383039110
4thA7372845012
5thA71243018
6thA841182608
7thB780181825
8thA760172003
9thB777122217
10thB77881314
11thB73071301
12thB78161202
13thB7795810
14thA7741100
15thB7694501
16thA83301
17thA8603401
18thB7022200
19thB70492210
20thB7062201

Towns in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1980

Irvine had the most collisions of any town in North Ayrshire in 1980: 38.

Postcode districts in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1980

KA12 and KA30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Ayrshire in 1980, with 46 each.

Latest crashes in North Ayrshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in North Ayrshire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

North Ayrshire road accidents in other years