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South Ayrshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 2014, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2013 (186), and casualties rose from 244.

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

Collisions in 2014
199
Up 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
245
Level with 2013
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 2014

1% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3216%
  • Slight16583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3816%
  • Slight20584%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 2014 is highlighted, with 199, up 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 199
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (10%)
  • Tuesday40 (20%)
  • Wednesday32 (16%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday36 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.5%)
  • February13 (6.5%)
  • March9 (4.5%)
  • April15 (7.5%)
  • May25 (13%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July18 (9%)
  • August11 (5.5%)
  • September11 (5.5%)
  • October17 (8.5%)
  • November26 (13%)
  • December17 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (55%)
  • Wet or damp88 (44%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph102 (51%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (4%)
  • 60 mph74 (37%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (17%)
  • Roundabout14 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (63%)
  • Pedestrian32 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (9%)
  • Cyclist20 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (2%)
  • 16 to 2029 (12%)
  • 21 to 2532 (13%)
  • 26 to 3533 (13%)
  • 36 to 4530 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (16%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (9%)
  • Over 7519 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (61%)
  • Passenger64 (26%)
  • Pedestrian32 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car243 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Ayrshire ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 2014.

Collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Ayrshire in 2014

Ayr West, South Ayrshire, KA7 1TR area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Ayrshire in 2014, with 28 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 2014: 33, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA77334314
2ndA719202315
3rdA79171901
4thA70131500
5thB743111400
6thB7308800
7thA7136801
8thB7426900
9thB70234703
10thA7143302
11thA783400
12thB7343301
13thB7393300
14thB7443301
15thA7592300
16thB70452401
17thB7412200
18thB7462300
19thB70221101
20thB70241100

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 2014

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 2014: 64.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 2014

KA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 2014: 39.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2014.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years