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South Ayrshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 1980, and 644 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1979 (487), and casualties fell from 708.

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

Collisions in 1980
449
Down 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
644
Down 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
27% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 1980

2.9% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious12127%
  • Slight31570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious16225%
  • Slight46773%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 1980 is highlighted, with 449, down 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (9.8%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday99 (22%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (4.7%)
  • February30 (6.7%)
  • March31 (6.9%)
  • April29 (6.5%)
  • May32 (7.1%)
  • June39 (8.7%)
  • July34 (7.6%)
  • August54 (12%)
  • September39 (8.7%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November41 (9.1%)
  • December48 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (6.2%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (53%)
  • Wet or damp187 (42%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Snow8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph241 (54%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph149 (33%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (13%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (14%)
  • Pedestrian89 (14%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20155 (24%)
  • 21 to 2599 (15%)
  • 26 to 3599 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.9%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (50%)
  • Passenger235 (36%)
  • Pedestrian89 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (68%)
  • Motorcycle89 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 1980

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1980 in South Ayrshire

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Ayrshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1980.

Collisions
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 1980: 96, including 6 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7796167632
2ndA795872018
3rdA7194255010
4thA78183116
5thA70172300
6thA758172624
7thA713142016
8thA75991003
9thB74991412
10thB702471313
11thB73071502
12thA7146901
13thB70224400
14thB70234900
15thB7413301
16thB7423400
17thB7463301
18thB7342201
19thB7442200
20thB7472200

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1980

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 1980: 89.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1980

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 1980: 68.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 1980, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years