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South Ayrshire road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 1995, and 491 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1994 (354), and casualties fell from 517.

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

Collisions in 1995
350
Down 1% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
491
Down 5% on 1994
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
30% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 1995

2.6% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 1995 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious10530%
  • Slight23667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious13026%
  • Slight35272%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 1995 is highlighted, with 350, down 1% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (19%)
  • Sunday32 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.1%)
  • February29 (8.3%)
  • March40 (11%)
  • April30 (8.6%)
  • May22 (6.3%)
  • June29 (8.3%)
  • July31 (8.9%)
  • August35 (10%)
  • September26 (7.4%)
  • October27 (7.7%)
  • November30 (8.6%)
  • December33 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (4.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (59%)
  • Wet or damp122 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.9%)
  • Snow9 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph164 (47%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph140 (40%)
  • 70 mph29 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (14%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (66%)
  • Pedestrian77 (16%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.6%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2071 (14%)
  • 21 to 2569 (14%)
  • 26 to 3596 (20%)
  • 36 to 4551 (10%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.9%)
  • Over 7517 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (52%)
  • Passenger160 (33%)
  • Pedestrian77 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car464 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.9%)
  • Motorcycle14 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 1995.

Collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1995

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 1995: 92, including 6 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7792152628
2ndA719365309
3rdA792829211
4thB743202608
5thA70111615
6thA75991403
7thA71372003
8thB7307702
9thA71461201
10thB70236601
11thB7465501
12thA784401
13thB70244501
14thB70453301
15thB7423300
16thB7492200
17thA7461100
18thB70341200
19thB70381100
20thB7341101

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1995

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 1995: 97.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1995

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 1995: 68.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 1995, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years