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KA17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in the KA17 postcode district, East Ayrshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 96 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
286
2,524th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
373
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
8 people killed
Serious collisions
96
115 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for KA17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious9634%
  • Slight18364%

What the data shows

  • KA17 had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 67% fewer than the 52 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 36% of collisions in KA17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 72 children under 16 were killed or injured in KA17, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in KA17.

Where KA17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,524th
Most casualties
2,539th
Most fatal collisions
2,498th
Most serious collisions
2,468th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (17%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (56%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph113 (40%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant220 (59%)
  • Pedestrian73 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KA17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KA17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KA17 peaked at 15 in 1984; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202436
202333
202200
202100
202000
201900
201867
201733
201600
201548
201459
201323
201257
201169
20101113
200958
200835
200778
200644
200511
200455
200368
200244
200166
2000912
199957
19981011
199746
1996911
1995812
199479
199378
1992911
19911113
1990912
1989610
198866
198799
198689
19851416
19841521
1983917
19821115
19811111
19801222
197966

Map of recent crashes in KA17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KA17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KA17

The 24 most recent collisions in KA17 happened between 26 September 2014 and 11 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KA17

Of the 286 collisions in KA17, 221 were on the A71.

Collisions in KA17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71221295674

Council area for KA17

KA17 is in East Ayrshire, where police recorded 13,272 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KA17 accounts for 2.1% of them.

Town in KA17

Of the 286 collisions in KA17, 136 (48%) were in Darvel.