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KA9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,693 road traffic collisions in the KA9 postcode district, South Ayrshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 407 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,693
1,897th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,338
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
33
36 people killed
Serious collisions
407
484 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for KA9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal331.9%
  • Serious40724%
  • Slight1,25374%

What the data shows

  • KA9 had 142 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 262 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in KA9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 308 children under 16 were killed or injured in KA9, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in KA9.

Where KA9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,897th
Most casualties
1,896th
Most fatal collisions
1,756th
Most serious collisions
1,739th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday267 (16%)
  • Tuesday234 (14%)
  • Wednesday242 (14%)
  • Thursday246 (15%)
  • Friday286 (17%)
  • Saturday259 (15%)
  • Sunday159 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,258 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit266 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting157 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway978 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway530 (31%)
  • Roundabout172 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph827 (49%)
  • 40 mph76 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph34 (2%)
  • 60 mph311 (18%)
  • 70 mph440 (26%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,229 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds260 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds93 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds63 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,471 (63%)
  • Pedestrian290 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist184 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist165 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant91 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant50 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KA9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KA9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KA9 peaked at 76 in 1981; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
20241012
20231011
20221515
20211317
2020914
20191618
20181214
20172434
20162633
20151922
20142427
20132134
20123135
20112734
20101924
20093336
20082838
20073133
20062941
20052631
20042948
20034558
20023751
20016077
20005570
19994351
19983760
19974460
19964977
19954468
19944059
19934561
19924369
19914455
19904864
198970100
19885271
19875067
19866384
19855165
19845881
19836492
198269109
198176101
19804162
1979646

Map of recent crashes in KA9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KA9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KA9

The 24 most recent collisions in KA9 happened between 18 April 2023 and 24 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KA9

The A79 has the most collisions in KA9, 508 of 1,693 (30%), followed by the A77 (374).

Collisions in KA9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA795086368121
2ndA773746321996
3rdA78120161224
4thA71967109111
5thB7494867012
6thB7394472115
7thB742242904

Council area for KA9

KA9 is in South Ayrshire, where police recorded 13,607 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KA9 accounts for 12% of them.

Towns in KA9

Collisions in KA9 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Prestwick (807) and Ayr (5).