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B7072 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 76 collisions on the B7072 from 1979 to 2024, with 96 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 16 were serious.

No collisions were recorded on the B7072 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
76
4,284th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
96
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
16
17 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the B7072

None of the 76 collisions on the B7072 were fatal, and 21% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1621%
  • Slight6079%

Where the B7072 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,284th
Most casualties
4,339th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,250th

B7072 accidents by year

Collisions on the B7072 peaked at 6 in 1986; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B7072, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202300
202211
202100
202011
201911
201823
201711
201635
201523
201411
201300
201200
201100
201011
200900
200800
200700
200622
200500
200411
200311
200233
200100
200033
199911
199811
199744
199623
199522
199433
199333
199211
199112
199034
198911
198800
198734
198668
198545
198444
198323
198223
198100
1980510
197946

When crashes happen on the B7072

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B7072 (16), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (20).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (16%)
  • Tuesday16 (21%)
  • Wednesday7 (9.2%)
  • Thursday7 (9.2%)
  • Friday11 (14%)
  • Saturday14 (18%)
  • Sunday9 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (3.9%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am10 (13%)
  • 9am to noon8 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm13 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm20 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm15 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight7 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (9.2%)
  • February6 (7.9%)
  • March6 (7.9%)
  • April4 (5.3%)
  • May6 (7.9%)
  • July6 (7.9%)
  • August6 (7.9%)
  • September10 (13%)
  • October6 (7.9%)
  • November13 (17%)
  • December6 (7.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight46 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (39%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B7072 crashes

On the B7072, 78% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 55% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (78%)
  • 40 mph16 (21%)
  • 60 mph1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds58 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.9%)
  • Other1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry42 (55%)
  • Wet or damp34 (45%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway66 (87%)
  • Roundabout8 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B7072 crashes

Car occupants make up 54% of the people killed or injured on the B7072, followed by pedestrians (27%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant52 (54%)
  • Pedestrian26 (27%)
  • Cyclist6 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car95 (79%)
  • Motorcycle6 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2011 (11%)
  • 21 to 2511 (11%)
  • 26 to 3516 (17%)
  • 36 to 4516 (17%)
  • 46 to 557 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 658 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 755 (5.2%)
  • Over 753 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider47 (49%)
  • Pedestrian26 (27%)
  • Passenger23 (24%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B7072

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B7072

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B7072 crashes by council area

Of the 76 collisions on the B7072, 74 were in East Ayrshire.

Collisions on the B7072 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Ayrshire7492016

B7072 crashes by town

Of the 76 collisions on the B7072, 60 were in the built-up area of Kilmarnock.

Recent crashes on the B7072

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B7072, from 16 September 1999 to 21 October 2024.

Severity