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South Ayrshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 506 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 1981, and 736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1980 (449), and casualties rose from 644.

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

Collisions in 1981
506
Up 13% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
736
Up 14% on 1980
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
31% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 1981

2.4% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 1981 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious15931%
  • Slight33566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious20628%
  • Slight51870%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 1981 is highlighted, with 506, up 13% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (12%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (17%)
  • Friday88 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (10%)
  • February30 (5.9%)
  • March42 (8.3%)
  • April33 (6.5%)
  • May36 (7.1%)
  • June37 (7.3%)
  • July54 (11%)
  • August44 (8.7%)
  • September50 (9.9%)
  • October43 (8.5%)
  • November36 (7.1%)
  • December49 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (4.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (50%)
  • Wet or damp219 (43%)
  • Frost or ice26 (5.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph285 (56%)
  • 40 mph10 (2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph175 (35%)
  • 70 mph34 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway420 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (12%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant423 (57%)
  • Pedestrian119 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (14%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20186 (25%)
  • 21 to 2595 (13%)
  • 26 to 35106 (14%)
  • 36 to 4568 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7550 (6.8%)
  • Over 7519 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (50%)
  • Passenger252 (34%)
  • Pedestrian119 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (71%)
  • Motorcycle105 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in South Ayrshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Ayrshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1981.

Collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
170th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 1981: 100, including 6 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA77100170631
2ndA796698219
3rdA7194481117
4thA78212808
5thA758192514
6thA70131900
7thA759131705
8thA713101403
9thB74981004
10thB70235602
11thB70245901
12thB7305803
13thB7465702
14thB70454611
15thB74241002
16thA7143700
17thB7343303
18thB7413400
19thB7443501
20thB7473401

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1981

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 1981: 168.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1981

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 1981: 108.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 1981, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years