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KA20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,012 road traffic collisions in the KA20 postcode district, North Ayrshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 265 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,012
2,198th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,271
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
19 people killed
Serious collisions
265
291 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for KA20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal191.9%
  • Serious26526%
  • Slight72872%

What the data shows

  • KA20 had 84 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 150 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in KA20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 325 children under 16 were killed or injured in KA20, 26% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in KA20.

Where KA20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,198th
Most casualties
2,234th
Most fatal collisions
2,186th
Most serious collisions
2,095th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (15%)
  • Tuesday143 (14%)
  • Wednesday130 (13%)
  • Thursday157 (16%)
  • Friday166 (16%)
  • Saturday160 (16%)
  • Sunday106 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight713 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit249 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway832 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout75 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph782 (77%)
  • 40 mph74 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph96 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph53 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds732 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds168 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds45 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant593 (47%)
  • Pedestrian376 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist102 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KA20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KA20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KA20 peaked at 42 in 1984; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202477
202377
202255
202136
2020910
2019816
20181618
20171217
20161422
201599
20141214
20131520
20121622
20111926
201066
20091515
20081720
20071926
20062226
20051922
20042834
20032428
20021925
20012435
20002630
19992731
19982738
19973141
19962331
19951726
19942732
19932529
19923041
19913442
19903352
19893857
19883639
19873340
19864151
19853440
19844249
19834250
19824046
19812834
19802427
197966

Map of recent crashes in KA20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KA20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KA20

The 24 most recent collisions in KA20 happened between 26 September 2021 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KA20

The A78 has the most collisions in KA20, 250 of 1,012 (25%), followed by the A738 (228).

Collisions in KA20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA78250346669
2ndA738228290361
3rdB7525058312
4thB780252716
5thB95291001
6thA7375600

Council area for KA20

KA20 is in North Ayrshire, where police recorded 14,454 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KA20 accounts for 7% of them.

Towns in KA20

Collisions in KA20 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Stevenston (599) and Saltcoats (19).