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North Ayrshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in North Ayrshire in 1986, and 535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1985 (477), and casualties fell from 619.

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

Collisions in 1986
408
Down 14% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
535
Down 14% on 1985
Fatal collisions
14
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
30% of collisions

Crash severity in North Ayrshire in 1986

3.4% of collisions in North Ayrshire in 1986 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.4% and 27% in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.4%
  • Serious12230%
  • Slight27267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious15629%
  • Slight36468%

North Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 529 in 1980. 1986 is highlighted, with 408, down 14% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (17%)
  • Sunday60 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.4%)
  • February30 (7.4%)
  • March24 (5.9%)
  • April32 (7.8%)
  • May35 (8.6%)
  • June36 (8.8%)
  • July35 (8.6%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September29 (7.1%)
  • October39 (9.6%)
  • November34 (8.3%)
  • December40 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (4.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (56%)
  • Wet or damp158 (39%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph255 (63%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph122 (30%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (93%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Ayrshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (40%)
  • Pedestrian135 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1040 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2099 (19%)
  • 21 to 2586 (16%)
  • 26 to 3566 (12%)
  • 36 to 4546 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5552 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.6%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (42%)
  • Passenger173 (32%)
  • Pedestrian135 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (68%)
  • Motorcycle63 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5%)
  • Bus or coach29 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Ayrshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in North Ayrshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Ayrshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 1986.

Collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A78 had the most collisions in North Ayrshire in 1986: 71, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Ayrshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7871107323
2ndA7384154112
3rdA737283216
4thA760172014
5thA841172307
6thA736161906
7thB780151506
8thB777141913
9thA717702
10thB7065500
11thB70805701
12thB7145704
13thB7695712
14thB77842102
15thB7794411
16thB7854500
17thA8603502
18thB70813311
19thB7303301
20thB7523301

Towns in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1986

Irvine had the most collisions of any town in North Ayrshire in 1986: 51.

Postcode districts in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1986

KA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Ayrshire in 1986: 47.

Latest crashes in North Ayrshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in North Ayrshire in 1986, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

North Ayrshire road accidents in other years