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North Ayrshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions in North Ayrshire in 2000, and 443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1999 (358), and casualties fell from 487.

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

Collisions in 2000
329
Down 8% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
443
Down 9% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
20% of collisions

Crash severity in North Ayrshire in 2000

1.5% of collisions in North Ayrshire in 2000 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 27% in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6720%
  • Slight25778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7016%
  • Slight36883%

North Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 529 in 1980. 2000 is highlighted, with 329, down 8% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday52 (16%)
  • Sunday32 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.4%)
  • February31 (9.4%)
  • March19 (5.8%)
  • April23 (7%)
  • May38 (12%)
  • June25 (7.6%)
  • July28 (8.5%)
  • August31 (9.4%)
  • September25 (7.6%)
  • October25 (7.6%)
  • November27 (8.2%)
  • December26 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (6.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (51%)
  • Wet or damp143 (43%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.3%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph183 (56%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph120 (36%)
  • 70 mph13 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout13 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Ayrshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (67%)
  • Pedestrian67 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (5%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2070 (16%)
  • 21 to 2546 (10%)
  • 26 to 35111 (25%)
  • 36 to 4561 (14%)
  • 46 to 5547 (11%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.4%)
  • Over 7519 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (54%)
  • Passenger135 (30%)
  • Pedestrian67 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (78%)
  • Motorcycle23 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Ayrshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2000.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A78 had the most collisions in North Ayrshire in 2000: 62, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Ayrshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA786277211
2ndA7373652110
3rdA760224114
4thA736151903
5thB780111510
6thB777101403
7thA73891001
8thA84191200
9thB708081301
10thA716803
11thB70815602
12thB7695803
13thB7063701
14thB7783300
15thB70492201
16thB8802301
17thB7071100
18thB7681100
19thB7811100
20thB7851101

Towns in North Ayrshire: crashes in 2000

Irvine had the most collisions of any town in North Ayrshire in 2000: 35.

Postcode districts in North Ayrshire: crashes in 2000

KA13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Ayrshire in 2000: 37.

Latest crashes in North Ayrshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in North Ayrshire in 2000, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

North Ayrshire road accidents in other years