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South Ayrshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 1999, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1998 (307), and casualties rose from 437.

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

Collisions in 1999
337
Up 10% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
519
Up 19% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
31% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 1999

1.2% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 1999 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious10631%
  • Slight22767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious13025%
  • Slight38574%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 1999 is highlighted, with 337, up 10% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (17%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (9.5%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8%)
  • February28 (8.3%)
  • March22 (6.5%)
  • April21 (6.2%)
  • May34 (10%)
  • June26 (7.7%)
  • July29 (8.6%)
  • August30 (8.9%)
  • September25 (7.4%)
  • October33 (9.8%)
  • November28 (8.3%)
  • December34 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4.5%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (58%)
  • Wet or damp125 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (49%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph133 (39%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (11%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (64%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist21 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5%)
  • 16 to 2079 (15%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (17%)
  • 36 to 4564 (12%)
  • 46 to 5566 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.4%)
  • Over 7522 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (49%)
  • Passenger196 (38%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle19 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 1999.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 1999: 75, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7775120221
2ndA7193375011
3rdA792728110
4thA70121604
5thB742122306
6thA759111502
7thA713102613
8thB743101904
9thB702461003
10thB7415603
11thA784500
12thB702341001
13thA7143500
14thB7303300
15thB7343501
16thB7493400
17thB7392601
18thB7472300
19thB70381101
20thB70451101

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1999

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 1999: 91.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 1999

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 1999: 69.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 1999, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years