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KA4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 532 road traffic collisions in the KA4 postcode district, East Ayrshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 766 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 154 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
532
2,407th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
766
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
17 people killed
Serious collisions
154
193 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for KA4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal173.2%
  • Serious15429%
  • Slight36168%

What the data shows

  • KA4 had 62 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 61 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in KA4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 139 children under 16 were killed or injured in KA4, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in KA4.

Where KA4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,407th
Most casualties
2,399th
Most fatal collisions
2,230th
Most serious collisions
2,343rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday65 (12%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday78 (15%)
  • Saturday92 (17%)
  • Sunday71 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight383 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway510 (96%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph213 (40%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph302 (57%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant500 (65%)
  • Pedestrian123 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KA4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KA4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KA4 peaked at 26 in 1991; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025710
202434
202311
202268
202157
202023
2019710
20181316
2017820
20161016
201566
201457
201378
201222
2011712
201077
200966
200889
200767
2006710
2005610
20041113
20031122
20021419
20012030
20001119
19991930
19981725
19971423
19962539
19951424
19941923
19931822
19921419
19912633
19902027
19891721
19881320
19871525
19861928
19851422
19841825
19831013
19821418
19811316
19801119
1979612

Map of recent crashes in KA4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KA4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KA4

The 24 most recent collisions in KA4 happened between 1 October 2020 and 8 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KA4

The A719 has the most collisions in KA4, 171 of 532 (32%), followed by the A71 (164).

Collisions in KA4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA719171250659
2ndA71164254848
3rdB70375170111
4thB744284209

Council area for KA4

KA4 is in East Ayrshire, where police recorded 13,272 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KA4 accounts for 4% of them.

Town in KA4

Of the 532 collisions in KA4, 207 (39%) were in Galston.