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North Ayrshire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in North Ayrshire in 1992, and 648 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1991 (424), and casualties rose from 589.

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

Collisions in 1992
436
Up 3% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
648
Up 10% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
34% of collisions

Crash severity in North Ayrshire in 1992

2.3% of collisions in North Ayrshire in 1992 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.4% and 27% in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious14734%
  • Slight27964%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious18328%
  • Slight45570%

North Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 529 in 1980. 1992 is highlighted, with 436, up 3% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (12%)
  • Friday62 (14%)
  • Saturday82 (19%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8%)
  • February30 (6.9%)
  • March38 (8.7%)
  • April42 (9.6%)
  • May35 (8%)
  • June24 (5.5%)
  • July33 (7.6%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September39 (8.9%)
  • October41 (9.4%)
  • November36 (8.3%)
  • December35 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp222 (51%)
  • Dry196 (45%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph243 (56%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph149 (34%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (89%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Ayrshire in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant428 (66%)
  • Pedestrian113 (17%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (5.6%)
  • 6 to 1059 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20103 (16%)
  • 21 to 2585 (13%)
  • 26 to 35124 (19%)
  • 36 to 4571 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (46%)
  • Passenger237 (37%)
  • Pedestrian113 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach32 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle23 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Ayrshire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 1992.

Collisions
203rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1992

The A78 had the most collisions in North Ayrshire in 1992: 84, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Ayrshire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7884149128
2ndA7374468117
3rdA736336019
4thA738212709
5thB777162506
6thA841151809
7thB780132115
8thA760111604
9thB7081101204
10thA715700
11thB70651001
12thB7795500
13thA8604401
14thB70804812
15thB7303312
16thA7352200
17thB7782300
18thA7801100
19thB7071101
20thB7141100

Towns in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1992

Irvine had the most collisions of any town in North Ayrshire in 1992: 54.

Postcode districts in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1992

KA13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Ayrshire in 1992: 59.

Latest crashes in North Ayrshire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in North Ayrshire in 1992, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

North Ayrshire road accidents in other years