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KA7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,794 road traffic collisions in the KA7 postcode district, South Ayrshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,652 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 662 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, up from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,794
1,394th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,652
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
41 people killed
Serious collisions
662
759 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for KA7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal391.4%
  • Serious66224%
  • Slight2,09375%

What the data shows

  • KA7 had 206 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 423 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in KA7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 559 children under 16 were killed or injured in KA7, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in KA7.

Where KA7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,394th
Most casualties
1,432nd
Most fatal collisions
1,538th
Most serious collisions
1,040th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday398 (14%)
  • Tuesday406 (15%)
  • Wednesday375 (13%)
  • Thursday385 (14%)
  • Friday483 (17%)
  • Saturday437 (16%)
  • Sunday310 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,039 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit640 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,171 (78%)
  • Roundabout245 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road206 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph42 (1.5%)
  • 20 mph27 (1%)
  • 30 mph2,065 (74%)
  • 40 mph160 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph474 (17%)
  • 70 mph21 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,098 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds470 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds97 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds79 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (under 0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other26 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,976 (54%)
  • Pedestrian874 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist279 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist263 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant133 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant51 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KA7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KA7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KA7 peaked at 128 in 1984; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252226
20241929
20231718
202247
20211617
20201212
20191924
20183238
20172739
20163850
20153440
20143440
20134160
20124764
20114351
20103443
20095568
20083849
20074971
20064854
20056076
20046283
20036389
20025876
20016291
20006684
199969116
19986879
19976075
19966486
19956899
199476107
19935980
199284101
199189104
199095122
1989112141
1988101142
1987113132
1986102135
1985118166
1984128161
1983103139
1982103125
1981108140
19806895
197968

Map of recent crashes in KA7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KA7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KA7

The 24 most recent collisions in KA7 happened between 4 November 2024 and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KA7

The A719 has the most collisions in KA7, 477 of 2,794 (17%), followed by the A70 (272).

Collisions in KA7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7194776598126
2ndA70272339258
3rdA772694451067
4thA713239292251
5thA79234300451
6thB702498170534
7thB747111302
8thA783400

Council area for KA7

KA7 is in South Ayrshire, where police recorded 13,607 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KA7 accounts for 21% of them.

Town in KA7

Of the 2,794 collisions in KA7, 1,980 (71%) were in Ayr.