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South Ayrshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 69 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 2021, and 89 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2020 (76), and casualties fell from 97.

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

Collisions in 2021
69
Down 9% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
89
Down 8% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
8.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
49% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 2021

8.7% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 2021 were fatal and 49% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal68.7%
  • Serious3449%
  • Slight2942%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal66.7%
  • Serious3742%
  • Slight4652%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 2021 is highlighted, with 69, down 9% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 69
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (12%)
  • Tuesday14 (20%)
  • Wednesday8 (12%)
  • Thursday5 (7.2%)
  • Friday17 (25%)
  • Saturday6 (8.7%)
  • Sunday11 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (5.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (4.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (26%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (29%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5916 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (7.2%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (2.9%)
  • February2 (2.9%)
  • March7 (10%)
  • April7 (10%)
  • May7 (10%)
  • June9 (13%)
  • July5 (7.2%)
  • August4 (5.8%)
  • September8 (12%)
  • October7 (10%)
  • November8 (12%)
  • December3 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight60 (87%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds57 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry52 (75%)
  • Wet or damp17 (25%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph29 (42%)
  • 40 mph3 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph26 (38%)
  • 70 mph6 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway52 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (19%)
  • Roundabout4 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant50 (56%)
  • Pedestrian14 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (13%)
  • Cyclist8 (9%)
  • Van occupant3 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 206 (6.7%)
  • 21 to 254 (4.5%)
  • 26 to 359 (10%)
  • 36 to 4516 (18%)
  • 46 to 5516 (18%)
  • 56 to 6513 (15%)
  • 66 to 757 (7.9%)
  • Over 759 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider57 (64%)
  • Passenger18 (20%)
  • Pedestrian14 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car87 (70%)
  • Motorcycle11 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2021.

Collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Ayrshire in 2021

Ayr West, South Ayrshire, KA7 1TR area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Ayrshire in 2021, with 7 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 2021: 11, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA77111706
2ndA799914
3rdA7198805
4thA705710
5thA785502
6thB70244500
7thA7132202
8thA7142511
9thA7592602
10thB70451110
11thB7461201

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 2021

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 2021: 19.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 2021

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 2021: 16.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 2021, 2 were fatal and 15 were serious. The last was on 16 December 2021.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years