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South Ayrshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 485 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 1985, and 685 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1984 (492), and casualties rose from 680.

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

Collisions in 1985
485
Down 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
685
Up 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 1985

2.7% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 1985 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious14329%
  • Slight32968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious17025%
  • Slight50173%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 1985 is highlighted, with 485, down 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday81 (17%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (7.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.4%)
  • February30 (6.2%)
  • March38 (7.8%)
  • April39 (8%)
  • May36 (7.4%)
  • June40 (8.2%)
  • July32 (6.6%)
  • August62 (13%)
  • September57 (12%)
  • October37 (7.6%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December36 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (53%)
  • Wet or damp203 (42%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph293 (60%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph144 (30%)
  • 70 mph34 (7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (18%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (58%)
  • Pedestrian108 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (10%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20167 (24%)
  • 21 to 2595 (14%)
  • 26 to 35101 (15%)
  • 36 to 4560 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5566 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.1%)
  • Over 7528 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (51%)
  • Passenger229 (33%)
  • Pedestrian108 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car575 (72%)
  • Motorcycle69 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach33 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 1985.

Collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 1985: 85, including 6 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7785148626
2ndA7194967313
3rdA79496819
4thA70344807
5thA759213015
6thA758192306
7thA713141803
8thA71491514
9thB73091905
10thB74681111
11thB70246802
12thB7416802
13thB7496701
14thA784602
15thB70454402
16thB7444602
17thB70233300
18thB7423300
19thB7473302
20thA8412300

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1985

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 1985: 173.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1985

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 1985: 118.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years