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North Ayrshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 road traffic collisions in North Ayrshire in 1985, and 619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 153 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1984 (449), and casualties rose from 616.

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

Collisions in 1985
477
Up 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
619
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
17
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
153
32% of collisions

Crash severity in North Ayrshire in 1985

3.6% of collisions in North Ayrshire in 1985 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.4% and 27% in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.6%
  • Serious15332%
  • Slight30764%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.1%
  • Serious19331%
  • Slight40766%

North Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 529 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 477, up 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (8%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday85 (18%)
  • Thursday52 (11%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday88 (18%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (8.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.3%)
  • February24 (5%)
  • March37 (7.8%)
  • April40 (8.4%)
  • May62 (13%)
  • June47 (9.9%)
  • July53 (11%)
  • August45 (9.4%)
  • September44 (9.2%)
  • October32 (6.7%)
  • November22 (4.6%)
  • December36 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (8.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (55%)
  • Wet or damp196 (41%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph298 (62%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph134 (28%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway431 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Ayrshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (48%)
  • Pedestrian151 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (12%)
  • Cyclist45 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1045 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1556 (9%)
  • 16 to 20141 (23%)
  • 21 to 2575 (12%)
  • 26 to 3574 (12%)
  • 36 to 4559 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.4%)
  • Over 7521 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (47%)
  • Passenger180 (29%)
  • Pedestrian151 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (65%)
  • Motorcycle73 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Ayrshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1985.

Collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A78 had the most collisions in North Ayrshire in 1985: 103, including 4 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Ayrshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78103141436
2ndA737344919
3rdA738222616
4thA760192406
5thA841192806
6thA71172006
7thA736172525
8thB780172208
9thB777101102
10thB78181003
11thB7697801
12thB77961114
13thA774400
14thB7064611
15thA8603301
16thB70813300
17thB7523302
18thB7783710
19thB7853401
20thB70802201

Towns in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1985

Irvine had the most collisions of any town in North Ayrshire in 1985: 65.

Postcode districts in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1985

KA11 and KA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Ayrshire in 1985, with 57 each.

Latest crashes in North Ayrshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in North Ayrshire in 1985, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

North Ayrshire road accidents in other years