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South Ayrshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 1986, and 619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1985 (485), and casualties fell from 685.

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

Collisions in 1986
452
Down 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
619
Down 10% on 1985
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 1986

2.9% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious12929%
  • Slight31069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious14423%
  • Slight46275%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 1986 is highlighted, with 452, down 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.9%)
  • February23 (5.1%)
  • March40 (8.8%)
  • April30 (6.6%)
  • May42 (9.3%)
  • June34 (7.5%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September35 (7.7%)
  • October43 (9.5%)
  • November37 (8.2%)
  • December38 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (6.9%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (6.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (61%)
  • Wet or damp160 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph252 (56%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph146 (32%)
  • 70 mph38 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (17%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (58%)
  • Pedestrian118 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (10%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1044 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20114 (18%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (10%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.2%)
  • Over 7530 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (50%)
  • Passenger194 (31%)
  • Pedestrian118 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (71%)
  • Motorcycle69 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 1986.

Collisions
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 1986: 85, including 8 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7785127818
2ndA7195978016
3rdA794658211
4thA70233817
5thA713131805
6thA758132803
7thA759121406
8thA7147903
9thB7307904
10thB7427802
11thB7437801
12thA7861303
13thB70245713
14thB70455804
15thB7445503
16thB7465703
17thB7344501
18thB7413310
19thB7493300
20thB70342302

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1986

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 1986: 156.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1986

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 1986: 102.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 1986, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years