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KA22 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 997 road traffic collisions in the KA22 postcode district, North Ayrshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,300 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 300 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
997
2,204th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,300
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
300
338 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for KA22

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious30030%
  • Slight68168%

What the data shows

  • KA22 had 76 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 154 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in KA22 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 280 children under 16 were killed or injured in KA22, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in KA22.

Where KA22 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,204th
Most casualties
2,228th
Most fatal collisions
2,259th
Most serious collisions
2,008th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (14%)
  • Tuesday118 (12%)
  • Wednesday126 (13%)
  • Thursday139 (14%)
  • Friday176 (18%)
  • Saturday164 (16%)
  • Sunday136 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight654 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit256 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway935 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph757 (76%)
  • 40 mph19 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph204 (20%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds745 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds57 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (4.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant680 (52%)
  • Pedestrian330 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist80 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KA22 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KA22, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KA22 peaked at 56 in 1989; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202557
2024810
202359
202299
202123
202066
20191011
20181417
2017915
2016820
20151011
20141114
20131620
20121414
20111922
20101318
20091418
20082432
20071212
20062126
20052431
20041518
20031819
20022025
20012631
20002227
19992834
19982023
19972833
19961625
19953044
19943139
19932230
19923352
19913960
19903136
19895676
19885272
19872629
19863442
19853644
19843250
19832937
19824257
19813344
19802226
197922

Map of recent crashes in KA22

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KA22

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KA22

The 24 most recent collisions in KA22 happened between 28 June 2022 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KA22

The A78 has the most collisions in KA22, 309 of 997 (31%), followed by the A738 (169).

Collisions in KA22 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA783094588104
2ndA738169209159
3rdB780160199444
4thB7144702

Council area for KA22

KA22 is in North Ayrshire, where police recorded 14,454 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KA22 accounts for 6.9% of them.

Town in KA22

Of the 997 collisions in KA22, 626 (63%) were in Ardrossan.