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South Ayrshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 2010, and 269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2009 (263), and casualties fell from 358.

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

Collisions in 2010
196
Down 25% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
269
Down 25% on 2009
Fatal collisions
7
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 2010

3.6% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 2010 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.6%
  • Serious3518%
  • Slight15479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.7%
  • Serious4918%
  • Slight21078%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 2010 is highlighted, with 196, down 25% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 196
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday32 (16%)
  • Wednesday19 (9.7%)
  • Thursday35 (18%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.7%)
  • February16 (8.2%)
  • March9 (4.6%)
  • April24 (12%)
  • May19 (9.7%)
  • June17 (8.7%)
  • July9 (4.6%)
  • August16 (8.2%)
  • September19 (9.7%)
  • October13 (6.6%)
  • November19 (9.7%)
  • December16 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds156 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (56%)
  • Wet or damp62 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (8.7%)
  • Snow5 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph90 (46%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph81 (41%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (14%)
  • Roundabout16 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (67%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2036 (13%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3537 (14%)
  • 36 to 4539 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.8%)
  • Over 7511 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider162 (60%)
  • Passenger79 (29%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car256 (77%)
  • Motorcycle23 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Ayrshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Ayrshire ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 2010.

Collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Ayrshire in 2010

Ayr West, South Ayrshire, KA7 1TR area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Ayrshire in 2010, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 2010: 40, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA774058110
2ndA719253614
3rdA79192515
4thB743111114
5thA70101303
6thA75991300
7thA71461111
8thA7861212
9thA7134500
10thB7344500
11thB7444900
12thB7423400
13thB7302310
14thB7462300
15thB7472300
16thB70231100
17thB70381200

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 2010

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 2010: 53.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 2010

KA26 and KA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 2010, with 36 each.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 2010, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2010.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years