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South Ayrshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 492 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 1984, and 680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1983 (442), and casualties rose from 636.

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

Collisions in 1984
492
Up 11% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
680
Up 7% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 1984

1.8% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 1984 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious12325%
  • Slight36073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious14922%
  • Slight52277%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 1984 is highlighted, with 492, up 11% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday79 (16%)
  • Saturday78 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (8.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.3%)
  • February38 (7.7%)
  • March35 (7.1%)
  • April42 (8.5%)
  • May31 (6.3%)
  • June39 (7.9%)
  • July56 (11%)
  • August38 (7.7%)
  • September50 (10%)
  • October36 (7.3%)
  • November46 (9.3%)
  • December45 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (60%)
  • Wet or damp170 (35%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.3%)
  • Snow9 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph291 (59%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph140 (28%)
  • 70 mph38 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (26%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (57%)
  • Pedestrian119 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (12%)
  • Cyclist41 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20164 (24%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 3583 (12%)
  • 36 to 4569 (10%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6557 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (49%)
  • Passenger229 (34%)
  • Pedestrian119 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car588 (74%)
  • Motorcycle76 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in South Ayrshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Ayrshire ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1984.

Collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 1984: 97, including 3 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7797152330
2ndA7195478216
3rdA795065114
4thA70273404
5thA713192105
6thA759151811
7thB730121304
8thA71471312
9thB7467802
10thA7586801
11thA786610
12thB702461103
13thB74751500
14thB70234601
15thB7394501
16thB7414602
17thB7424602
18thB7443502
19thB7493401
20thA762501

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1984

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 1984: 167.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1984

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 1984: 128.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 1984, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years