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South Ayrshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 1987, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1986 (452), and casualties fell from 619.

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

Collisions in 1987
384
Down 15% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
510
Down 18% on 1986
Fatal collisions
17
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 1987

4.4% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.4%
  • Serious9224%
  • Slight27572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.3%
  • Serious10721%
  • Slight38676%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 1987 is highlighted, with 384, down 15% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.3%)
  • February26 (6.8%)
  • March34 (8.9%)
  • April26 (6.8%)
  • May30 (7.8%)
  • June35 (9.1%)
  • July32 (8.3%)
  • August36 (9.4%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October27 (7%)
  • November34 (8.9%)
  • December36 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (59%)
  • Wet or damp146 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph224 (58%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph119 (31%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (58%)
  • Pedestrian110 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (9%)
  • 16 to 20105 (21%)
  • 21 to 2569 (14%)
  • 26 to 3579 (15%)
  • 36 to 4546 (9%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.9%)
  • Over 7530 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (48%)
  • Passenger157 (31%)
  • Pedestrian110 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car480 (75%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 1987.

Collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 1987: 66, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA776695315
2ndA719425732
3rdA79314126
4thA70172103
5thA713131714
6thA759101905
7thB74391213
8thB74981002
9thA7586602
10thB7306602
11thB70245610
12thB70224412
13thB70234902
14thA7143301
15thA783401
16thB7343503
17thB7413602
18thB7423501
19thB7463401
20thA8412302

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1987

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 1987: 141.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1987

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 1987: 113.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years