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North Ayrshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in North Ayrshire in 1999, and 487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1998 (361), and casualties fell from 519.

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

Collisions in 1999
358
Down 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
487
Down 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
23% of collisions

Crash severity in North Ayrshire in 1999

2.5% of collisions in North Ayrshire in 1999 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 27% in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious8323%
  • Slight26674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious9920%
  • Slight37978%

North Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 529 in 1980. 1999 is highlighted, with 358, down 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (11%)
  • Friday54 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (20%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.3%)
  • February27 (7.5%)
  • March25 (7%)
  • April39 (11%)
  • May24 (6.7%)
  • June31 (8.7%)
  • July34 (9.5%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September28 (7.8%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November29 (8.1%)
  • December29 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (51%)
  • Wet or damp159 (44%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (52%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph140 (39%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout18 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Ayrshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (68%)
  • Pedestrian92 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (8%)
  • 16 to 2068 (14%)
  • 21 to 2550 (10%)
  • 26 to 35113 (23%)
  • 36 to 4580 (16%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (51%)
  • Passenger145 (30%)
  • Pedestrian92 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car463 (81%)
  • Bus or coach23 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Ayrshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 1999.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in North Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A78 had the most collisions in North Ayrshire in 1999: 51, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Ayrshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA785184416
2ndA7373751112
3rdA738182106
4thB780171702
5thB7081161906
6thA736152302
7thA841151805
8thA760131612
9thB708081402
10thB77771311
11thB7815501
12thA714800
13thB7784701
14thB70492200
15thB7062200
16thB7522200
17thB7692200
18thB7792200
19thB7852501
20thA7301100

Towns in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1999

Irvine had the most collisions of any town in North Ayrshire in 1999: 49.

Postcode districts in North Ayrshire: crashes in 1999

KA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Ayrshire in 1999: 45.

Latest crashes in North Ayrshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in North Ayrshire in 1999, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

North Ayrshire road accidents in other years