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South Ayrshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 1996, and 436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1995 (350), and casualties fell from 491.

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

Collisions in 1996
298
Down 15% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
436
Down 11% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 1996

1.3% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 1996 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious7324%
  • Slight22174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8720%
  • Slight34579%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 1996 is highlighted, with 298, down 15% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday58 (19%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5%)
  • February29 (9.7%)
  • March10 (3.4%)
  • April27 (9.1%)
  • May29 (9.7%)
  • June22 (7.4%)
  • July24 (8.1%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September22 (7.4%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November27 (9.1%)
  • December29 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (60%)
  • Wet or damp101 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph156 (52%)
  • 40 mph15 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph97 (33%)
  • 70 mph26 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (68%)
  • Pedestrian67 (15%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.7%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1536 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2067 (15%)
  • 21 to 2545 (10%)
  • 26 to 3581 (19%)
  • 36 to 4556 (13%)
  • 46 to 5543 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.2%)
  • Over 7513 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (49%)
  • Passenger155 (36%)
  • Pedestrian67 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car420 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle14 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 1996.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 1996: 61, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7761105214
2ndA719365707
3rdA79223103
4thA713141604
5thA70132104
6thA759111401
7thB743101504
8thA785902
9thB7495601
10thB70244802
11thB7424510
12thA7143301
13thB7303500
14thB7463301
15thB7473501
16thB7593400
17thB70232301
18thB7342500
19thB7392200
20thB70381100

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1996

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 1996: 96.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1996

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 1996: 62.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 1996, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years