Skip to main content
CrashStats

North Ayrshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in North Ayrshire in 2017, and 219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2016 (186), and casualties fell from 249.

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

Collisions in 2017
164
Down 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
219
Down 12% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
23% of collisions

Crash severity in North Ayrshire in 2017

2.4% of collisions in North Ayrshire in 2017 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 27% in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious3723%
  • Slight12375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious4320%
  • Slight17279%

North Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 529 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 164, down 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 164
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday21 (13%)
  • Thursday15 (9.1%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday35 (21%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.9%)
  • February10 (6.1%)
  • March13 (7.9%)
  • April8 (4.9%)
  • May11 (6.7%)
  • June16 (9.8%)
  • July11 (6.7%)
  • August23 (14%)
  • September17 (10%)
  • October15 (9.1%)
  • November15 (9.1%)
  • December12 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry82 (50%)
  • Wet or damp72 (44%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (49%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph56 (34%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Ayrshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant138 (63%)
  • Pedestrian26 (12%)
  • Cyclist18 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2021 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2519 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3538 (17%)
  • 36 to 4539 (18%)
  • 46 to 5529 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5%)
  • Over 7514 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider132 (60%)
  • Passenger61 (28%)
  • Pedestrian26 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Ayrshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Ayrshire ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 2017.

Collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Ayrshire in 2017

Irvine West, North Ayrshire, KA12 8AN area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Ayrshire in 2017, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A737 had the most collisions in North Ayrshire in 2017: 27, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Ayrshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA737274518
2ndA78233309
3rdA736141712
4thB780111402
5thA73891212
6thA7609902
7thB7146601
8thA8415901
9thB7775901
10thA714500
11thB70814600
12thB8803311
13thB70802201
14thB70491200
15thB7521100
16thB7691100
17thB7781100
18thB7811100

Towns in North Ayrshire: crashes in 2017

Irvine had the most collisions of any town in North Ayrshire in 2017: 18.

Postcode districts in North Ayrshire: crashes in 2017

KA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Ayrshire in 2017: 21.

Latest crashes in North Ayrshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in North Ayrshire in 2017, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

North Ayrshire road accidents in other years