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South Ayrshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 192 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 2015, and 247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2014 (199), and casualties rose from 245.

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

Collisions in 2015
192
Down 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
247
Up 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 2015

3.1% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 2015 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.1%
  • Serious3719%
  • Slight14978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious4418%
  • Slight19679%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 2015 is highlighted, with 192, down 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 192
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (11%)
  • Tuesday37 (19%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday25 (13%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (28%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.3%)
  • February11 (5.7%)
  • March16 (8.3%)
  • April15 (7.8%)
  • May18 (9.4%)
  • June11 (5.7%)
  • July17 (8.9%)
  • August23 (12%)
  • September20 (10%)
  • October7 (3.6%)
  • November21 (11%)
  • December17 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (56%)
  • Wet or damp78 (41%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph91 (47%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph80 (42%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway135 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (19%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (69%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2022 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2536 (15%)
  • 26 to 3540 (16%)
  • 36 to 4533 (13%)
  • 46 to 5543 (17%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (10%)
  • Over 758 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (65%)
  • Passenger52 (21%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car255 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle18 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 2015.

Collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Ayrshire in 2015

Ayr West, South Ayrshire, KA7 1TR area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Ayrshire in 2015, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 2015: 44, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA774463210
2ndA719182302
3rdA79131704
4thA70101513
5thA7137800
6thA7596910
7thB70456602
8thB7426701
9thB7435601
10thA784502
11thB70234400
12thB7444600
13thA7143300
14thB7303402
15thB7463301
16thB7473400
17thA7101100
18thA7431100
19thB70241100
20thB70341301

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 2015

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 2015: 50.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 2015

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 2015: 33.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 2015, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years