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KA8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,226 road traffic collisions in the KA8 postcode district, South Ayrshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,836 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 524 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, up from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,226
1,641st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,836
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
40
40 people killed
Serious collisions
524
574 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for KA8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal401.8%
  • Serious52424%
  • Slight1,66275%

What the data shows

  • KA8 had 169 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 365 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in KA8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 479 children under 16 were killed or injured in KA8, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in KA8.

Where KA8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,641st
Most casualties
1,716th
Most fatal collisions
1,503rd
Most serious collisions
1,421st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday315 (14%)
  • Tuesday310 (14%)
  • Wednesday333 (15%)
  • Thursday336 (15%)
  • Friday387 (17%)
  • Saturday322 (14%)
  • Sunday223 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,642 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit542 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,260 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway696 (31%)
  • Roundabout235 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph14 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,981 (89%)
  • 40 mph52 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph30 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph106 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph42 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,677 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds349 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds86 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds71 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other22 (1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,452 (51%)
  • Pedestrian717 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist265 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist196 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant54 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KA8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KA8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KA8 peaked at 91 in 1985; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251419
20241014
202378
20221013
20211011
20201216
20192128
20182633
20172127
20163842
20152732
20143943
20133337
20122540
20113440
20103742
20094460
20083843
20075163
20063741
20055068
20044855
20033237
20026387
20015160
20006491
19995163
19985778
19975680
19966182
19956674
19946266
19934560
19926576
199170108
199081108
19896579
19887797
19875576
198687109
198591121
19847596
198391122
198281103
198191121
19805262
197955

Map of recent crashes in KA8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KA8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KA8

The 24 most recent collisions in KA8 happened between 1 May 2024 and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KA8

The A719 has the most collisions in KA8, 586 of 2,226 (26%), followed by the A79 (381).

Collisions in KA8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA71958677210138
2ndA79381463988
3rdA77179293928
4thB74387112011
5thB747497119
6thA758172105
7thA7137801
8thA7841002

Council area for KA8

KA8 is in South Ayrshire, where police recorded 13,607 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KA8 accounts for 16% of them.

Towns in KA8

Collisions in KA8 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Ayr (1,942) and Prestwick (5).