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B714 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 collisions on the B714 from 1979 to 2025, with 180 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 43 serious, and 1 person was killed.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions on the B714, up 400% from 1 in 2024, with 10 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
134
3,727th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
180
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
43
46 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
Up 400% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
Up 400% on 2024

Crash severity on the B714

On the B714, 0.7% of collisions were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious4332%
  • Slight9067%

Where the B714 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,727th
Most casualties
3,735th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
3,175th

B714 accidents by year

Collisions on the B714 peaked at 9 in 2013 and were down to 5 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B714, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025510
202412
202334
202235
202133
202044
201967
201823
201766
2016710
201523
2014813
201399
201259
201167
2010611
200989
200834
200757
200622
200512
200422
200300
200222
200100
200000
199911
199837
199700
199611
199500
199411
199333
199211
199122
199011
198900
198800
198711
198669
198511
198433
198333
198224
198111
198023
197934

When crashes happen on the B714

Thursday has the most collisions on the B714 (25), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (30).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (17%)
  • Wednesday20 (15%)
  • Thursday25 (19%)
  • Friday11 (8.2%)
  • Saturday18 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (5.2%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (2.2%)
  • 6am to 9am18 (13%)
  • 9am to noon14 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm25 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm30 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm18 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight19 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.7%)
  • February7 (5.2%)
  • March11 (8.2%)
  • April8 (6%)
  • May5 (3.7%)
  • June21 (16%)
  • July21 (16%)
  • August9 (6.7%)
  • September14 (10%)
  • October10 (7.5%)
  • November12 (9%)
  • December7 (5.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight99 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B714 crashes

On the B714, 52% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 49% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (52%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph63 (47%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds92 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry66 (49%)
  • Wet or damp63 (47%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B714 crashes

Car occupants make up 68% of the people killed or injured on the B714, followed by pedestrians (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant123 (68%)
  • Pedestrian25 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (10%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car183 (81%)
  • Motorcycle17 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2027 (15%)
  • 21 to 2522 (12%)
  • 26 to 3531 (17%)
  • 36 to 4530 (17%)
  • 46 to 5522 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (6.7%)
  • Over 755 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider103 (57%)
  • Passenger52 (29%)
  • Pedestrian25 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B714

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B714

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B714 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B714 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Ayrshire has the most, with 127, followed by South Ayrshire (4).

Collisions on the B714 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Ayrshire127172139
2ndSouth Ayrshire4502

B714 crashes by town

Of the 134 collisions on the B714, 36 were in the built-up area of Saltcoats.

Recent crashes on the B714

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B714, from 16 January 2019 to 16 December 2025.

Severity