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South Ayrshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 487 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 1979, and 708 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,607 collisions in South Ayrshire.

Collisions in 1979
487
Casualties in 1979
708
Fatal collisions
15
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 1979

3.1% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 1979 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.1%
  • Serious10922%
  • Slight36375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious13920%
  • Slight55478%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 1979 is highlighted, with 487.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202586110
20246593
20236690
20227193
20216989
20207697
2019122171
2018125168
2017158216
2016205259
2015192247
2014199245
2013186244
2012202280
2011219286
2010196269
2009263358
2008220275
2007261354
2006268360
2005284392
2004270371
2003300455
2002298452
2001328464
2000335479
1999337519
1998307437
1997332475
1996298436
1995350491
1994354517
1993316469
1992399566
1991381546
1990417575
1989440601
1988423586
1987384510
1986452619
1985485685
1984492680
1983442636
1982492686
1981506736
1980449644
1979487708

When and where crashes happen in South Ayrshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday76 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (11%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday87 (18%)
  • Sunday68 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.3%)
  • February36 (7.4%)
  • March32 (6.6%)
  • April40 (8.2%)
  • May47 (9.7%)
  • June36 (7.4%)
  • July45 (9.2%)
  • August48 (9.9%)
  • September46 (9.4%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November32 (6.6%)
  • December47 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (5.3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Other15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (55%)
  • Wet or damp184 (38%)
  • Frost or ice25 (5.1%)
  • Snow10 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph273 (56%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph157 (32%)
  • 70 mph35 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (10%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (54%)
  • Pedestrian109 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist38 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1054 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1565 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20159 (22%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 3589 (13%)
  • 36 to 4569 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.6%)
  • Over 7517 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (48%)
  • Passenger261 (37%)
  • Pedestrian109 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (69%)
  • Motorcycle81 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach34 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 1979

Map of the last 3 crashes of 1979 in South Ayrshire

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

  • 3 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Ayrshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 1979.

Collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
268th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 1979: 91, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7791181322
2ndA7195568012
3rdA794860010
4thA759222708
5thA78172914
6thA758142616
7thA70121202
8thA713101101
9thB73081022
10thB74281011
11thB74981513
12thB70236712
13thA7145700
14thB70245803
15thB70454501
16thB7413401
17thB7443810
18thB70222200
19thA711410
20thA7371100

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1979

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 1979: 8.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1979

KA26 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 1979: 10.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 1979, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years