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South Ayrshire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 1992, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1991 (381), and casualties rose from 546.

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

Collisions in 1992
399
Up 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
566
Up 4% on 1991
Fatal collisions
15
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
36% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 1992

3.8% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 1992 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.8%
  • Serious14336%
  • Slight24160%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious20035%
  • Slight35162%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 1992 is highlighted, with 399, up 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (12%)
  • Thursday42 (11%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (17%)
  • Sunday64 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.8%)
  • February26 (6.5%)
  • March36 (9%)
  • April37 (9.3%)
  • May34 (8.5%)
  • June28 (7%)
  • July37 (9.3%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September33 (8.3%)
  • October30 (7.5%)
  • November33 (8.3%)
  • December30 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (4.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (50%)
  • Wet or damp187 (47%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph198 (50%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph148 (37%)
  • 70 mph30 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (15%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (64%)
  • Pedestrian105 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20120 (21%)
  • 21 to 2584 (15%)
  • 26 to 3591 (16%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.9%)
  • Over 7524 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (46%)
  • Passenger198 (35%)
  • Pedestrian105 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 1992.

Collisions
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1992

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 1992: 97, including 6 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7797161631
2ndA7194759118
3rdA792736014
4thA713141814
5thB743142627
6thA70131904
7thA75981204
8thB74281204
9thB702461005
10thA7584401
11thB70234601
12thB70453502
13thB7413501
14thA7142200
15thA742310
16thB70222201
17thB7342301
18thB7442201
19thB7462400
20thB7492402

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1992

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 1992: 121.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1992

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 1992: 84.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 1992, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years