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South Ayrshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 86 road traffic collisions in South Ayrshire in 2025, and 110 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 32% on 2024 (65), and casualties rose from 93.

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

Collisions in 2025
86
Up 32% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
110
Up 18% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
49% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ayrshire in 2025

2.3% of collisions in South Ayrshire in 2025 were fatal and 49% serious, against 2.5% and 26% in South Ayrshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.3%
  • Serious4249%
  • Slight4249%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious4844%
  • Slight6055%

South Ayrshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ayrshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 506 in 1981. 2025 is highlighted, with 86, up 32% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 86
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (17%)
  • Tuesday17 (20%)
  • Wednesday8 (9.3%)
  • Thursday7 (8.1%)
  • Friday18 (21%)
  • Saturday10 (12%)
  • Sunday11 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (3.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (27%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (4.7%)
  • February9 (10%)
  • March11 (13%)
  • April11 (13%)
  • May14 (16%)
  • June8 (9.3%)
  • July2 (2.3%)
  • August5 (5.8%)
  • September5 (5.8%)
  • October4 (4.7%)
  • November4 (4.7%)
  • December9 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds73 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Other2 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (76%)
  • Wet or damp19 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (5.8%)
  • 30 mph38 (44%)
  • 40 mph2 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph35 (41%)
  • 70 mph3 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway71 (83%)
  • Roundabout8 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (8.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ayrshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant60 (55%)
  • Pedestrian19 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist3 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2018 (16%)
  • 21 to 259 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 358 (7.3%)
  • 36 to 4520 (18%)
  • 46 to 5510 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6515 (14%)
  • 66 to 757 (6.4%)
  • Over 7514 (13%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider62 (56%)
  • Passenger29 (26%)
  • Pedestrian19 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car105 (73%)
  • Motorcycle17 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ayrshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ayrshire had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2025.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Ayrshire in 2025

Ayr West, South Ayrshire, KA7 1TR area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Ayrshire in 2025, with 9 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in South Ayrshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A77 had the most collisions in South Ayrshire in 2025: 15, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ayrshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA77152208
2ndA707804
3rdA7197903
4thA797904
5thA7136601
6thB7414612
7thB7433301
8thA7142402
9thA7592201
10thA782200
11thB7422211
12thB7492301
13thB70231101
14thB7391201
15thB7461101
16thB7511100

Towns in South Ayrshire: crashes in 2025

Ayr had the most collisions of any town in South Ayrshire in 2025: 28.

Postcode districts in South Ayrshire: crashes in 2025

KA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ayrshire in 2025: 22.

Latest crashes in South Ayrshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ayrshire in 2025, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2025.

Severity

South Ayrshire road accidents in other years