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South Ayrshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 1983, and 636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1982 (492), and casualties fell from 686.

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

Collisions in 1983
442
Down 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
636
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
16
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 1983

3.6% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.6%
  • Serious12528%
  • Slight30168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.8%
  • Serious15424%
  • Slight46473%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 1983 is highlighted, with 442, down 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.2%)
  • February19 (4.3%)
  • March36 (8.1%)
  • April24 (5.4%)
  • May50 (11%)
  • June41 (9.3%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August40 (9%)
  • September34 (7.7%)
  • October51 (12%)
  • November24 (5.4%)
  • December41 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (5.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (58%)
  • Wet or damp179 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph258 (58%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph136 (31%)
  • 70 mph31 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (15%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (56%)
  • Pedestrian107 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (15%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20161 (25%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 3591 (14%)
  • 36 to 4559 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5558 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6556 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (50%)
  • Passenger214 (34%)
  • Pedestrian107 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car518 (71%)
  • Motorcycle90 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 1983

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1983 in South Ayrshire

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Ayrshire ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1983.

Collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 1983: 92, including 8 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7792164830
2ndA795866114
3rdA7195784317
4thA7581932012
5thA70151911
6thA713111901
7thB749101204
8thA75991112
9thA7891203
10thB7465601
11thB70234400
12thB7304410
13thA7143601
14thB70243801
15thB70222200
16thB70452200
17thB7422301
18thB7472200
19thB7512501
20thA831100

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1983

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 1983: 159.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1983

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 1983: 103.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 1983, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years