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KA5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,257 road traffic collisions in the KA5 postcode district, East Ayrshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,895 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 382 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,257
2,088th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,895
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
50 people killed
Serious collisions
382
510 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for KA5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal463.7%
  • Serious38230%
  • Slight82966%

What the data shows

  • KA5 had 112 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 233 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 34% of collisions in KA5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 241 children under 16 were killed or injured in KA5, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 55% of collisions in KA5.

Where KA5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,088th
Most casualties
2,037th
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
1,811th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (14%)
  • Tuesday165 (13%)
  • Wednesday169 (13%)
  • Thursday190 (15%)
  • Friday209 (17%)
  • Saturday198 (16%)
  • Sunday154 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight901 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting284 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,223 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph323 (26%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph890 (71%)
  • 70 mph25 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds851 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds260 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds56 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,368 (72%)
  • Pedestrian150 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant71 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist49 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KA5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KA5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KA5 peaked at 52 in 1981; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251120
2024510
2023911
2022816
2021810
2020912
20191418
20181623
20171012
20162231
20152939
20141827
20131727
20121828
20111829
20102232
20093036
20082741
20073045
20062436
20052328
20043145
20033250
20023658
20014055
20003351
19993054
19983247
19972741
19962438
19953353
19941824
19932232
19923355
19913655
19903752
19894764
19883446
19874766
19864068
19854367
19843351
19834264
19824676
19815283
19803045
19791124

Map of recent crashes in KA5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KA5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KA5

The 24 most recent collisions in KA5 happened between 28 January 2023 and 10 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KA5

The A76 has the most collisions in KA5, 347 of 1,257 (28%), followed by the B743 (223).

Collisions in KA5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA763475751793
2ndB743223327870
3rdB705151226742
4thB73085119528
5thA71965105121
6thA7585486016
7thB7443657011
8thB7133553111
9thB7037203128

Council areas covering KA5

Collisions in KA5 were recorded in 2 council areas. East Ayrshire has 868 of 1,257 (69%).

Collisions in KA5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Ayrshire8681,31434256
2ndSouth Ayrshire38857812126

Town in KA5

Of the 1,257 collisions in KA5, 165 (13%) were in Mauchline.