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KA12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,714 road traffic collisions in the KA12 postcode district, North Ayrshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 419 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, down from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,714
1,889th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,196
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
43
44 people killed
Serious collisions
419
481 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for KA12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal432.5%
  • Serious41924%
  • Slight1,25273%

What the data shows

  • KA12 had 161 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 251 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in KA12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 486 children under 16 were killed or injured in KA12, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in KA12.

Where KA12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,889th
Most casualties
1,933rd
Most fatal collisions
1,403rd
Most serious collisions
1,706th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday224 (13%)
  • Tuesday221 (13%)
  • Wednesday247 (14%)
  • Thursday234 (14%)
  • Friday303 (18%)
  • Saturday274 (16%)
  • Sunday211 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,211 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit448 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,329 (78%)
  • Roundabout191 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph7 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,408 (82%)
  • 40 mph112 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph87 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph88 (5.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,262 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds278 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds71 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds53 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,027 (47%)
  • Pedestrian619 (28%)
  • Cyclist162 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant135 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant48 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KA12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KA12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KA12 peaked at 69 in 1983; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251218
20241314
20231215
20221522
20211315
2020911
20191518
20182434
20171720
20163135
20152434
20142132
20132833
20121718
20112834
20101924
20092337
20083141
20073250
20062839
20053132
20044963
20033846
20023546
20013845
20003143
19994255
19985174
19973752
19963743
19955674
19943846
19935064
19925678
19914962
19906177
19896874
19885970
19876383
19864752
19855775
19846788
19836978
19826395
19815770
19804660
197977

Map of recent crashes in KA12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KA12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KA12

The 24 most recent collisions in KA12 happened between 1 April 2024 and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KA12

The A737 has the most collisions in KA12, 347 of 1,714 (20%), followed by the A78 (186).

Collisions in KA12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA737347461671
2ndA781862611142
3rdA736145184235
4thB70818395417
5thA716890020
6thB7080192912
7thB7791634210
8thA7383301

Council area for KA12

KA12 is in North Ayrshire, where police recorded 14,454 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KA12 accounts for 12% of them.

Town in KA12

Of the 1,714 collisions in KA12, 1,306 (76%) were in Irvine.