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B7038 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 594 collisions on the B7038 from 1979 to 2024, with 729 casualties. Of those crashes, 9 were fatal and 176 serious, and 10 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B7038 in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
594
1,704th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
729
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
10 people killed
Serious collisions
176
194 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the B7038

On the B7038, 1.5% of collisions were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious17630%
  • Slight40969%

Where the B7038 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,704th
Most casualties
1,860th
Most fatal collisions
1,807th
Most serious collisions
1,180th

B7038 accidents by year

Collisions on the B7038 peaked at 34 in 1987; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B7038, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202346
202222
202111
202038
201923
201877
201745
201646
201534
201458
20131313
201245
201157
20101112
2009912
20081016
2007710
200678
20051618
20041315
20031114
20021317
2001715
2000911
19991516
1998912
19971014
19961420
19951418
19942231
19931724
19921013
19912129
19902428
19892633
19881722
19873436
19862830
19851920
19842529
19832022
19822122
19813032
19801821
19792832

When crashes happen on the B7038

Friday has the most collisions on the B7038 (115), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (161).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (12%)
  • Thursday85 (14%)
  • Friday115 (19%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am34 (5.7%)
  • 3am to 6am10 (1.7%)
  • 6am to 9am62 (10%)
  • 9am to noon62 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm120 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm161 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm92 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight53 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9.9%)
  • February48 (8.1%)
  • March54 (9.1%)
  • April38 (6.4%)
  • May52 (8.8%)
  • June36 (6.1%)
  • July53 (8.9%)
  • August41 (6.9%)
  • September49 (8.2%)
  • October51 (8.6%)
  • November59 (9.9%)
  • December54 (9.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight418 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B7038 crashes

On the B7038, 75% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 53% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph447 (75%)
  • 40 mph40 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph93 (16%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Other15 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (53%)
  • Wet or damp251 (42%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway487 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B7038 crashes

Car occupants make up 53% of the people killed or injured on the B7038, followed by pedestrians (25%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (53%)
  • Pedestrian180 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist29 (4%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other14 (1.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car721 (75%)
  • Motorcycle68 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach48 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Other17 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1046 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20129 (18%)
  • 21 to 2582 (11%)
  • 26 to 35114 (16%)
  • 36 to 4577 (11%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6563 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7558 (8%)
  • Over 7528 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (47%)
  • Passenger205 (28%)
  • Pedestrian180 (25%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B7038

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B7038

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B7038 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B7038 were recorded in 2 council areas. East Ayrshire has the most, with 576, followed by South Ayrshire (13).

Collisions on the B7038 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Ayrshire5767038171
2ndSouth Ayrshire131813

B7038 crashes by town

Of the 594 collisions on the B7038, 381 were in the built-up area of Kilmarnock.

Recent crashes on the B7038

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B7038, from 16 January 2017 to 26 July 2024.

Severity