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KA23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in the KA23 postcode district, North Ayrshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 137 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
421
2,460th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
608
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
17 people killed
Serious collisions
137
190 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for KA23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal143.3%
  • Serious13733%
  • Slight27064%

What the data shows

  • KA23 had 32 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 57% fewer than the 75 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 36% of collisions in KA23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 73 children under 16 were killed or injured in KA23, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 48% of collisions in KA23.

Where KA23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,460th
Most casualties
2,457th
Most fatal collisions
2,302nd
Most serious collisions
2,379th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (17%)
  • Thursday42 (10%)
  • Friday79 (19%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph166 (39%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph240 (57%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant414 (68%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KA23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KA23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KA23 peaked at 17 in 1990; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202444
202311
202239
202146
202022
201934
201833
201756
201655
2015716
2014811
201356
20121112
201177
20101115
200968
2008815
200744
200689
20051117
20041112
200356
2002915
200156
20001313
19991416
19981628
19971115
19961423
19951421
19941431
19931217
19921123
19911117
19901725
19891319
19881112
19871520
1986912
19851518
1984911
1983910
19821222
19811730
19801117
197957

Map of recent crashes in KA23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KA23

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KA23

The 24 most recent collisions in KA23 happened between 17 September 2017 and 10 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KA23

The A78 has the most collisions in KA23, 193 of 421 (46%), followed by the B781 (92).

Collisions in KA23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA781933081064
2ndB78192124129

Council area for KA23

KA23 is in North Ayrshire, where police recorded 14,454 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KA23 accounts for 2.9% of them.

Town in KA23

Of the 421 collisions in KA23, 151 (36%) were in West Kilbride.