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North Ayrshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in North Ayrshire in 2004, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2003 (319), and casualties rose from 439.

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

Collisions in 2004
351
Up 10% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
490
Up 12% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
19% of collisions

Crash severity in North Ayrshire in 2004

1.7% of collisions in North Ayrshire in 2004 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 27% in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious6619%
  • Slight27979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious8217%
  • Slight40282%

North Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 529 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 351, up 10% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday50 (14%)
  • Saturday63 (18%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.4%)
  • February25 (7.1%)
  • March31 (8.8%)
  • April27 (7.7%)
  • May26 (7.4%)
  • June33 (9.4%)
  • July30 (8.5%)
  • August25 (7.1%)
  • September32 (9.1%)
  • October32 (9.1%)
  • November31 (8.8%)
  • December33 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp176 (50%)
  • Dry165 (47%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph193 (55%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph130 (37%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (87%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Ayrshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (69%)
  • Pedestrian79 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.7%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2067 (14%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4592 (19%)
  • 46 to 5549 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.3%)
  • Over 7515 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (53%)
  • Passenger152 (31%)
  • Pedestrian79 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car461 (80%)
  • Bus or coach30 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4%)
  • Motorcycle18 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Ayrshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Ayrshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Ayrshire ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2004.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Ayrshire in 2004

Saltcoats and Stevenston, North Ayrshire, KA21 5LP area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Ayrshire in 2004, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A78 had the most collisions in North Ayrshire in 2004: 60, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Ayrshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA786081013
2ndA7374361010
3rdA738171901
4thA841172406
5thA736141905
6thA760142112
7thA71111300
8thB7081111701
9thB777111803
10thB78071100
11thB7065910
12thB70805700
13thB7785803
14thB7694910
15thB7813401
16thB7142200
17thB7302300
18thB8802400
19thA8601200
20thB70491300

Towns in North Ayrshire: crashes in 2004

Irvine had the most collisions of any town in North Ayrshire in 2004: 49.

Postcode districts in North Ayrshire: crashes in 2004

KA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Ayrshire in 2004: 50.

Latest crashes in North Ayrshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in North Ayrshire in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

North Ayrshire road accidents in other years