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KA27 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 615 road traffic collisions in the KA27 postcode district, North Ayrshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 873 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 216 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
615
2,358th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
873
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
216
262 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for KA27

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious21635%
  • Slight38362%

What the data shows

  • KA27 had 52 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 95 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 38% of collisions in KA27 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 131 children under 16 were killed or injured in KA27, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 51% of collisions in KA27.

Where KA27 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,358th
Most casualties
2,365th
Most fatal collisions
2,259th
Most serious collisions
2,197th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday74 (12%)
  • Thursday81 (13%)
  • Friday94 (15%)
  • Saturday120 (20%)
  • Sunday96 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight473 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway600 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph224 (36%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph378 (61%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds423 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds129 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant523 (60%)
  • Pedestrian97 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (10%)
  • Cyclist72 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KA27 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KA27, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KA27 peaked at 28 in 1984; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
2024711
202344
202234
202155
202056
201967
201844
2017913
201667
201522
20141012
201368
20121719
201179
2010910
200978
20081217
20071016
20061520
20052130
20042030
20031526
20021218
20011928
20001317
19991922
19981930
19971220
19962336
19951620
19941525
19931833
19921619
19911632
19901726
19891627
19881520
19871617
19862127
19852328
19842841
19831720
19821933
19812229
19801628
197945

Map of recent crashes in KA27

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KA27

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KA27

The 24 most recent collisions in KA27 happened between 15 August 2020 and 12 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KA27

The A841 has the most collisions in KA27, 436 of 615 (71%), followed by the B880 (51).

Collisions in KA27 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA84143662014151
2ndB8805177219
3rdA7761101
4thA855802
5thA8284803
6thA8143301

Council areas covering KA27

Collisions in KA27 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Ayrshire has 607 of 615 (99%).

Collisions in KA27 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Ayrshire60785816213
2ndArgyll and Bute6903