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South Ayrshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 492 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 1982, and 686 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1981 (506), and casualties fell from 736.

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

Collisions in 1982
492
Down 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
686
Down 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
30% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 1982

2.4% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious14630%
  • Slight33468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious19428%
  • Slight47970%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 1982 is highlighted, with 492, down 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (12%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (18%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.7%)
  • February34 (6.9%)
  • March44 (8.9%)
  • April37 (7.5%)
  • May47 (9.6%)
  • June37 (7.5%)
  • July61 (12%)
  • August50 (10%)
  • September36 (7.3%)
  • October37 (7.5%)
  • November39 (7.9%)
  • December37 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (4.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (53%)
  • Wet or damp203 (41%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.3%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph261 (53%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph160 (33%)
  • 70 mph45 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway396 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (16%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (18%)
  • Pedestrian106 (15%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20206 (30%)
  • 21 to 2595 (14%)
  • 26 to 3592 (13%)
  • 36 to 4567 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.4%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (51%)
  • Passenger227 (33%)
  • Pedestrian106 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (69%)
  • Motorcycle116 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 1982.

Collisions
198th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
187th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 1982: 87, including 4 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7787164437
2ndA7196078014
3rdA795872311
4thA70252916
5thA759182406
6thA78111504
7thB730111616
8thB749111103
9thA7138802
10thA71481203
11thA75881002
12thB702371011
13thB70246701
14thB74251003
15thB7344701
16thB7393301
17thB7413311
18thB70222300
19thB70342201
20thB7442200

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1982

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 1982: 146.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1982

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 1982: 103.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 1982, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years