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KA15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 954 road traffic collisions in the KA15 postcode district, North Ayrshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 266 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
954
2,223rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,396
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
39 people killed
Serious collisions
266
337 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for KA15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal384%
  • Serious26628%
  • Slight65068%

What the data shows

  • KA15 had 79 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 152 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in KA15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 160 children under 16 were killed or injured in KA15, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 56% of collisions in KA15.

Where KA15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,223rd
Most casualties
2,198th
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
2,094th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (14%)
  • Tuesday138 (14%)
  • Wednesday135 (14%)
  • Thursday136 (14%)
  • Friday158 (17%)
  • Saturday139 (15%)
  • Sunday119 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight661 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting177 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway917 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph244 (26%)
  • 40 mph23 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph72 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph612 (64%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds673 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds180 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,003 (72%)
  • Pedestrian128 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant43 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist34 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KA15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KA15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KA15 peaked at 38 in 1992; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025810
202466
2023914
202234
2021611
202066
201933
2018910
20172133
2016810
20151626
20141519
20131418
20121422
20111111
20101421
20091721
20081417
20072128
20061623
20052037
20042438
20033352
20022226
20012239
20002844
19992332
19982734
19973456
19962940
19952638
19942636
19932937
19923855
19912839
19902740
19893445
19883253
19872536
19862225
19852028
19842040
19832152
19823650
19813243
19802138
19792430

Map of recent crashes in KA15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KA15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KA15

The 24 most recent collisions in KA15 happened between 2 December 2022 and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KA15

The A737 has the most collisions in KA15, 273 of 954 (29%), followed by the B777 (189).

Collisions in KA15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7372734321075
2ndB7771893051149
3rdA736141213947
4thB706101145424
5thB70496374217
6thB77571403

Council areas covering KA15

Collisions in KA15 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Ayrshire has 947 of 954 (99%).

Collisions in KA15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Ayrshire9471,38438263
2ndEast Ayrshire3502

Town in KA15

Of the 954 collisions in KA15, 248 (26%) were in Beith.