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North Ayrshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in North Ayrshire in 1998, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1997 (385), and casualties fell from 569.

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

Collisions in 1998
361
Down 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
519
Down 9% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
29% of collisions

Crash severity in North Ayrshire in 1998

0.6% of collisions in North Ayrshire in 1998 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.4% and 27% in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious10429%
  • Slight25571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious12524%
  • Slight39276%

North Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 529 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 361, down 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (18%)
  • Friday50 (14%)
  • Saturday57 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.5%)
  • February22 (6.1%)
  • March26 (7.2%)
  • April22 (6.1%)
  • May34 (9.4%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August48 (13%)
  • September28 (7.8%)
  • October28 (7.8%)
  • November28 (7.8%)
  • December32 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (50%)
  • Wet or damp173 (48%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph196 (54%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph131 (36%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout18 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Ayrshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (65%)
  • Pedestrian84 (16%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1038 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2081 (16%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3599 (19%)
  • 36 to 4567 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (51%)
  • Passenger171 (33%)
  • Pedestrian84 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle18 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Ayrshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 1998.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in North Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A737 and A78 had the most collisions in North Ayrshire in 1998, with 47 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Ayrshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7374766112
2ndA784773012
3rdA738182306
4thA760151702
5thA8411524010
6thB780131502
7thA736112304
8thB777101414
9thA7191905
10thB708191002
11thB76991204
12thB8804601
13thB7063300
14thB70803500
15thB7072200
16thB7142601
17thB7812401
18thA7351101
19thB70491101
20thB7081100

Towns in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1998

Irvine had the most collisions of any town in North Ayrshire in 1998: 43.

Postcode districts in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1998

KA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Ayrshire in 1998: 50.

Latest crashes in North Ayrshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in North Ayrshire in 1998, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

North Ayrshire road accidents in other years