Kyle, South Ayrshire, KA9 2RA area: accident hotspot

Name: Road accidents at the Kyle, South Ayrshire, KA9 2RA area accident hotspot, 2001 to 2025
Creator: Department for Transport
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Police recorded 120 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Kyle ward, South Ayrshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 156 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 20 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025: 120; 6,780th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties: 156; 1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions: 2; 2 people killed
Collisions in 2025: 2; 1 in 2024

Crash severity at the KA9 2RA hotspot

22 of the 120 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

Fatal21.7%
Serious2017%
Slight9882%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed: 2
Seriously injured: 20
Slightly injured: 134
All casualties: 156

Accidents by year at the KA9 2RA hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 8 in 2016, against an average of 4.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the KA9 2RA hotspot, 2001 to 2025

Collisions
Collisions in 2025: 2
Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table

Year	Collisions	Casualties
2025	2	2
2024	1	1
2023	4	5
2022	2	2
2021	4	6
2020	0	0
2019	3	4
2018	5	7
2017	7	13
2016	8	8
2015	5	5
2014	4	5
2013	8	8
2012	7	9
2011	6	7
2010	6	9
2009	3	3
2008	3	3
2007	8	9
2006	5	9
2005	6	7
2004	4	11
2003	7	9
2002	5	7
2001	7	7

Map of crashes at the KA9 2RA hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near KA9 2RA.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Kyle, South Ayrshire, KA9 2RA area accident hotspot

48 crashes
Fatal
Serious
Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the KA9 2RA hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward: Kyle
Council area: South Ayrshire
Nearest postcode to the centre: KA9 2RA
Postcode district: KA9
Centre (latitude, longitude): 55.52433, -4.59731
Radius: 700 metres
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Years with a collision: 24 of 25
Latest collision: 3 May 2025
Rank by collisions: 6,780th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the KA9 2RA hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A78, with 51 of 120, followed by the A77 with 43.

Collisions at the KA9 2RA hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
Rank	Road	Collisions	Casualties	Fatal	Serious
1st	A78	51	65	1	8
2nd	A77	43	56	1	6
3rd	A79	19	28	0	3

Accident hotspots near KA9 2RA

4 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Prestwick, South Ayrshire, KA9 1HR area, 3 km away, with 146 collisions.

All 120 crashes at the KA9 2RA hotspot

Newest first, from 14 April 2001 to 3 May 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity

Year

Slight3 May 2025, 12:15
BMW 1 Series crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 3 May 2025, 12:15
- BMW 1 Series and Toyota C-HR
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991585374
Slight24 Apr 2025, 18:19
Nissan Micra crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 24 Apr 2025, 18:19
- Nissan Micra and Kia Rio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991584643
Serious29 May 2024, 17:14
Renault Kangoo crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 29 May 2024, 17:14
- Renault Kangoo, Ford Fiesta and Toyota Yaris
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991449590
Slight13 Dec 2023, 17:10
Mercedes GLC Class crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 13 Dec 2023, 17:10
- Mercedes GLC Class, Mazda 3 and Ford Mondeo
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991388365
Slight9 Jun 2023, 18:35
Mazda 6 crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 9 Jun 2023, 18:35
- Mazda 6 and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023991316933
Slight1 May 2023, 16:35
Peugeot 2008 crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 1 May 2023, 16:35
- Peugeot 2008 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991302956
Slight24 Jan 2023, 17:20
Ford KA crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 24 Jan 2023, 17:20
- Ford KA, Ford Transit, Peugeot 208 and Mini Cooper
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991291488
Serious19 Mar 2022, 16:45
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 19 Mar 2022, 16:45
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Polestar 2, Mini John Cooper Works and Mercedes C Class
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991155396
Serious27 Feb 2022, 15:30
Seat Altea crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 27 Feb 2022, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991147976
Slight26 Nov 2021, 12:45
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 26 Nov 2021, 12:45
- Vauxhall Vivaro and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991115060
Slight10 Sep 2021, 15:20
Hyundai i30 crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 10 Sep 2021, 15:20
- Hyundai i30, Mercedes Cla Class and Audi A4
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021991086439
Slight1 Jun 2021, 17:10
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 1 Jun 2021, 17:10
- Vauxhall Insignia and Mercedes Citan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991051985
Slight17 Feb 2021, 10:45
Car crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 17 Feb 2021, 10:45
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991074528
Slight23 May 2019, 18:30
Audi A5 crash on an unclassified road in South Ayrshire, 23 May 2019, 18:30
- Audi A5 and Honda CB1000
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201997UD01005
Slight23 May 2019, 17:20
Land Rover Discovery crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 23 May 2019, 17:20
- Land Rover Discovery, Ford Fiesta and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201997UD71005
Slight4 May 2019, 15:15
Car crash on an unclassified road in South Ayrshire, 4 May 2019, 15:15
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201997UD00305
Slight10 Dec 2018, 08:00
Ford Focus crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 10 Dec 2018, 08:00
- Ford Focus and Kia Sportage
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201897UD00612
Slight25 May 2018, 16:10
Ford B-Max crash on the A79 in South Ayrshire, 25 May 2018, 16:10
- Ford B-Max, Mazda CX3 and DS DS4
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201897UD70505
Slight12 May 2018, 13:30
Peugeot 2008 crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 12 May 2018, 13:30
- Peugeot 2008, Vauxhall Astra, Vauxhall Zafira, Seat Leon and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201897UD01505
Serious8 May 2018, 17:23
Honda WW125EX2 crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 8 May 2018, 17:23
- Honda WW125EX2 and Renault Captur
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201897UD00905
Slight14 Feb 2018, 14:20
Mercedes C Class crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 14 Feb 2018, 14:20
- Mercedes C Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201897UD70302
Slight11 Dec 2017, 09:50
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 11 Dec 2017, 09:50
- Mercedes Sprinter, Ford Transit Custom, Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Jeep Renegade and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201797UD00512
Slight16 Nov 2017, 08:20
Toyota MR2 crash on the A79 in South Ayrshire, 16 Nov 2017, 08:20
- Toyota MR2 and Vauxhall Meriva
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201797UD70811
Serious6 Nov 2017, 17:43
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in South Ayrshire, 6 Nov 2017, 17:43
- Vauxhall Corsa, BMW 1 Series and Ford Mondeo
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201797UD00411
Slight5 Nov 2017, 16:10
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A79 in South Ayrshire, 5 Nov 2017, 16:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201797UD70411
Slight18 Oct 2017, 17:40
Ford Transit crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 18 Oct 2017, 17:40
- Ford Transit and Peugeot Partner
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201797UD70210
Slight18 Sep 2017, 12:59
Skoda Octavia crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 18 Sep 2017, 12:59
- Skoda Octavia, Fiat Panda and Toyota Yaris
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201797UD70209
Serious17 Jan 2017, 17:25
Suzuki Liana crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 17 Jan 2017, 17:25
- Suzuki Liana, Citroen C3, Audi A1 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 4 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 201797UD70601
Slight19 Dec 2016, 15:50
Hyundai Coupe crash on the A79 in South Ayrshire, 19 Dec 2016, 15:50
- Hyundai Coupe and Lexmoto XTR 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201697UD04012
Fatal16 Oct 2016, 23:30
Ford Kuga crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 16 Oct 2016, 23:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201697UD70610
Slight30 Aug 2016, 18:00
Car crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 30 Aug 2016, 18:00
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201697UD04808
Slight12 May 2016, 08:20
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 12 May 2016, 08:20
- Vauxhall Zafira and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201697UD70605
Serious27 Mar 2016, 13:00
Land Rover Discovery crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 27 Mar 2016, 13:00
- Land Rover Discovery, BMW 3 Series and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201697UD70803
Slight22 Mar 2016, 16:40
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 22 Mar 2016, 16:40
- Vauxhall Corsa, Nissan Juke and Nissan Note
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201697UD03403
Slight19 Mar 2016, 14:30
Mini Clubman crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 19 Mar 2016, 14:30
- Mini Clubman and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201697UD70503
Serious17 Feb 2016, 08:40
Car crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 17 Feb 2016, 08:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201697UD70502
Serious24 Dec 2015, 10:00
Car crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 24 Dec 2015, 10:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201597UD05212
Serious19 Oct 2015, 16:10
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A79 in South Ayrshire, 19 Oct 2015, 16:10
- Volkswagen Polo and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201597UD70310
Slight4 Aug 2015, 17:25
Renault Megane crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 4 Aug 2015, 17:25
- Renault Megane and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201597UD70308
Slight28 Jul 2015, 10:10
BMW Z4 crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 28 Jul 2015, 10:10
- BMW Z4 and Ford Fusion
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201597UD71607
Serious19 Feb 2015, 16:15
Ford S-Max crash on the A79 in South Ayrshire, 19 Feb 2015, 16:15
- Ford S-Max, Vauxhall Astra, 2 cars and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201597UD03202
Slight2 Dec 2014, 16:45
Suzuki Ignis crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 2 Dec 2014, 16:45
- Suzuki Ignis, Ford Focus and Suzuki Liana
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201497UD00612
Slight12 Nov 2014, 07:30
Ford Focus crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 12 Nov 2014, 07:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201497UD02611
Slight2 Jul 2014, 07:15
Mercedes E Class crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 2 Jul 2014, 07:15
- Mercedes E Class and Citroen C1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201497UD00407
Slight5 May 2014, 17:10
Subaru Impreza crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 5 May 2014, 17:10
- Subaru Impreza and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201497UD01105
Slight20 Oct 2013, 12:15
Mazda 3 crash on the A79 in South Ayrshire, 20 Oct 2013, 12:15
- Mazda 3 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201397UD02710
Slight10 Sep 2013, 07:30
Honda Civic crash on the A78 in South Ayrshire, 10 Sep 2013, 07:30
- Honda Civic and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201397UD01509
Slight17 Aug 2013, 13:00
Fiat Stilo crash on the A77 in South Ayrshire, 17 Aug 2013, 13:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201397UD01908