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South Ayrshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 1989, and 601 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1988 (423), and casualties rose from 586.

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

Collisions in 1989
440
Up 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
601
Up 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 1989

2.3% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 1989 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious11225%
  • Slight31872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious13122%
  • Slight46077%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 1989 is highlighted, with 440, up 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (11%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (16%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.4%)
  • February27 (6.1%)
  • March36 (8.2%)
  • April34 (7.7%)
  • May29 (6.6%)
  • June43 (9.8%)
  • July40 (9.1%)
  • August36 (8.2%)
  • September35 (8%)
  • October53 (12%)
  • November39 (8.9%)
  • December31 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (6.6%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (5.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (57%)
  • Wet or damp184 (42%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph235 (53%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph140 (32%)
  • 70 mph50 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (17%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.9%)
  • 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 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (64%)
  • Pedestrian84 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20145 (24%)
  • 21 to 2596 (16%)
  • 26 to 3585 (14%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7540 (6.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (51%)
  • Passenger212 (35%)
  • Pedestrian84 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car585 (77%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in South Ayrshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Ayrshire ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1989.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 1989: 97, including 4 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7797150428
2ndA7194562018
3rdA79405408
4thA713172203
5thA759162525
6thA70131612
7thB743121405
8thB74991000
9thA7881513
10thB7306801
11thB70234602
12thB7424400
13thA7143301
14thA7583501
15thA833601
16thB70453702
17thB7393502
18thA7432501
19thA752410
20thB70222200

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1989

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 1989: 144.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1989

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 1989: 112.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 1989, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years