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North Ayrshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in North Ayrshire in 1997, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1996 (357), and casualties rose from 515.

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

Collisions in 1997
385
Up 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
569
Up 10% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
25% of collisions

Crash severity in North Ayrshire in 1997

0.8% of collisions in North Ayrshire in 1997 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.4% and 27% in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious9825%
  • Slight28474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious12221%
  • Slight44478%

North Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 529 in 1980. 1997 is highlighted, with 385, up 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.5%)
  • February37 (9.6%)
  • March28 (7.3%)
  • April26 (6.8%)
  • May30 (7.8%)
  • June33 (8.6%)
  • July31 (8.1%)
  • August34 (8.8%)
  • September37 (9.6%)
  • October28 (7.3%)
  • November30 (7.8%)
  • December42 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (49%)
  • Wet or damp186 (48%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph203 (53%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph153 (40%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Ayrshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant397 (70%)
  • Pedestrian95 (17%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.7%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (5.6%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2098 (17%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 35102 (18%)
  • 36 to 4568 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (50%)
  • Passenger192 (34%)
  • Pedestrian95 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Ayrshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 1997.

Collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in North Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A78 had the most collisions in North Ayrshire in 1997: 70, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Ayrshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7870108020
2ndA7374876110
3rdA738253507
4thA736172503
5thB780172305
6thB7771628011
7thA760143002
8thB7081101212
9thA7181804
10thA8416803
11thB708051000
12thB7695802
13thB70493300
14thB7813410
15thB8802300
16thA8601200
17thB7061101
18thB7071201
19thB7461400
20thB7741100

Towns in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1997

Irvine had the most collisions of any town in North Ayrshire in 1997: 40.

Postcode districts in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1997

KA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Ayrshire in 1997: 42.

Latest crashes in North Ayrshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in North Ayrshire in 1997, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

North Ayrshire road accidents in other years