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South Ayrshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 2000, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1999 (337), and casualties fell from 519.

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

Collisions in 2000
335
Down 1% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
479
Down 8% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 2000

1.5% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 2000 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious8525%
  • Slight24573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious9820%
  • Slight37678%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 2000 is highlighted, with 335, down 1% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (16%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (18%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday62 (19%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday28 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.5%)
  • February27 (8.1%)
  • March25 (7.5%)
  • April31 (9.3%)
  • May28 (8.4%)
  • June19 (5.7%)
  • July26 (7.8%)
  • August35 (10%)
  • September22 (6.6%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November28 (8.4%)
  • December33 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (61%)
  • Wet or damp122 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph169 (50%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph128 (38%)
  • 70 mph26 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (15%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (71%)
  • Pedestrian63 (13%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2062 (13%)
  • 21 to 2547 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35102 (21%)
  • 36 to 4580 (17%)
  • 46 to 5556 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.8%)
  • Over 7523 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (56%)
  • Passenger150 (31%)
  • Pedestrian63 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 2000.

Collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 2000: 65, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7765104317
2ndA7193651112
3rdA79283008
4thA70213205
5thA7598901
6thA71371002
7thB702471302
8thB7427801
9thB7436902
10thB74961001
11thB7345701
12thA7144702
13thA784602
14thB7303300
15thB7463400
16thB7473301
17thB7392201
18thB7412501
19thB7442201
20thA7251200

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 2000

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 2000: 99.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 2000

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 2000: 66.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 2000, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years