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North Ayrshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 80 road traffic collisions in North Ayrshire in 2025, and 116 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2024 (87), and casualties rose from 107.

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

Collisions in 2025
80
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
116
Up 8% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
6.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
44% of collisions

Crash severity in North Ayrshire in 2025

6.3% of collisions in North Ayrshire in 2025 were fatal and 44% serious, against 2.4% and 27% in North Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal56.3%
  • Serious3544%
  • Slight4050%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal54.3%
  • Serious3631%
  • Slight7565%

North Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 529 in 1980. 2025 is highlighted, with 80, down 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 80
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (23%)
  • Tuesday12 (15%)
  • Wednesday14 (18%)
  • Thursday13 (16%)
  • Friday5 (6.3%)
  • Saturday12 (15%)
  • Sunday6 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (35%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (2.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (13%)
  • February4 (5%)
  • March3 (3.8%)
  • April5 (6.3%)
  • May6 (7.5%)
  • June8 (10%)
  • July9 (11%)
  • August7 (8.8%)
  • September9 (11%)
  • October2 (2.5%)
  • November6 (7.5%)
  • December11 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight61 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds58 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry44 (55%)
  • Wet or damp34 (43%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph41 (51%)
  • 40 mph4 (5%)
  • 50 mph6 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph25 (31%)
  • 70 mph4 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway66 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (10%)
  • Roundabout6 (7.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Ayrshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (67%)
  • Pedestrian18 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist6 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 156 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 208 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 2510 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3521 (18%)
  • 36 to 4511 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5520 (17%)
  • 56 to 6512 (10%)
  • 66 to 7511 (9.5%)
  • Over 7510 (8.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider71 (61%)
  • Passenger27 (23%)
  • Pedestrian18 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car106 (79%)
  • Motorcycle10 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Ayrshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2025.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Ayrshire in 2025

Garnock Valley, North Ayrshire, KA15 1BB area, Irvine West, North Ayrshire, KA12 8AN area and North Coast, North Ayrshire, KA30 9AF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in North Ayrshire in 2025, with 5 collisions each.

Roads in North Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A737 had the most collisions in North Ayrshire in 2025: 14, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Ayrshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA737141903
2ndA7891315
3rdA715611
4thB71451002
5thA7364711
6thB7804803
7thA7603802
8thA8413402
9thB7062201
10thB70801100
11thB7691101
12thB7771101
13thB7781100

Towns in North Ayrshire: crashes in 2025

Irvine had the most collisions of any town in North Ayrshire in 2025: 10.

Postcode districts in North Ayrshire: crashes in 2025

KA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Ayrshire in 2025: 14.

Latest crashes in North Ayrshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in North Ayrshire in 2025, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

North Ayrshire road accidents in other years