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North Ayrshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in North Ayrshire in 1991, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (455), and casualties fell from 637.

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

Collisions in 1991
424
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
589
Down 8% on 1990
Fatal collisions
12
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
30% of collisions

Crash severity in North Ayrshire in 1991

2.8% of collisions in North Ayrshire in 1991 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.4% and 27% in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious12730%
  • Slight28567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious15827%
  • Slight41971%

North Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 529 in 1980. 1991 is highlighted, with 424, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 in 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (4%)
  • February43 (10%)
  • March40 (9.4%)
  • April29 (6.8%)
  • May33 (7.8%)
  • June41 (9.7%)
  • July35 (8.3%)
  • August35 (8.3%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October34 (8%)
  • November36 (8.5%)
  • December36 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (5%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (54%)
  • Wet or damp187 (44%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph248 (58%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph138 (33%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (93%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Ayrshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (62%)
  • Pedestrian120 (20%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1557 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20114 (19%)
  • 21 to 2593 (16%)
  • 26 to 3597 (16%)
  • 36 to 4559 (10%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (48%)
  • Passenger187 (32%)
  • Pedestrian120 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle26 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Ayrshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 1991.

Collisions
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A78 had the most collisions in North Ayrshire in 1991: 65, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Ayrshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA786587119
2ndA737414829
3rdA738303708
4thB780203438
5thA736184219
6thA760162218
7thB777121804
8thA841112605
9thB7797911
10thA8606601
11thB70816802
12thB7816903
13thB7785602
14thB70804600
15thB7304502
16thA713401
17thB7063401
18thB7073302
19thB7522211
20thA7271201

Towns in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1991

Irvine had the most collisions of any town in North Ayrshire in 1991: 47.

Postcode districts in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1991

KA12 and KA13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Ayrshire in 1991, with 49 each.

Latest crashes in North Ayrshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in North Ayrshire in 1991, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

North Ayrshire road accidents in other years