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South Ayrshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 1990, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1989 (440), and casualties fell from 601.

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

Collisions in 1990
417
Down 5% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
575
Down 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
32% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 1990

1.2% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 1990 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious13532%
  • Slight27766%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious15928%
  • Slight41071%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 1990 is highlighted, with 417, down 5% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday57 (14%)
  • Saturday79 (19%)
  • Sunday56 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6%)
  • February25 (6%)
  • March35 (8.4%)
  • April21 (5%)
  • May34 (8.2%)
  • June33 (7.9%)
  • July35 (8.4%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September36 (8.6%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December38 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (60%)
  • Wet or damp156 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph223 (53%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph140 (34%)
  • 70 mph28 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (13%)
  • Roundabout21 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (62%)
  • Pedestrian90 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20137 (24%)
  • 21 to 2597 (17%)
  • 26 to 35106 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.8%)
  • Over 7518 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (52%)
  • Passenger188 (33%)
  • Pedestrian90 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (75%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 1990.

Collisions
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 1990: 78, including 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7778128029
2ndA7195265017
3rdA793846010
4thA70243204
5thB743142117
6thA713101211
7thA759101402
8thB702371111
9thA71461003
10thA785601
11thB7425601
12thB7495500
13thB70244800
14thB7304403
15thB7414603
16thA7583703
17thB7443302
18thB70452300
19thA7161100
20thB70221100

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1990

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 1990: 136.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1990

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 1990: 95.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 1990, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years