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B780 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 692 collisions on the B780 from 1979 to 2025, with 900 casualties. Of those crashes, 21 were fatal and 207 serious, and 22 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the B780, down 60% from 10 in 2024, with 8 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
692
1,519th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
900
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
22 people killed
Serious collisions
207
255 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Down 60% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
Down 27% on 2024

Crash severity on the B780

On the B780, 3% of collisions were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal213%
  • Serious20730%
  • Slight46467%

Where the B780 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,519th
Most casualties
1,555th
Most fatal collisions
938th
Most serious collisions
1,018th

B780 accidents by year

Collisions on the B780 peaked at 30 in 1989 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B780, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202548
20241011
202333
20221010
2021611
20201218
20191825
20181423
20171114
20161417
20151012
201489
20131316
201288
20111821
20101524
20091422
20081517
20072025
20061519
20052230
2004711
2003913
20021617
20011415
20001115
19991717
19981315
19971723
19961422
19951923
19941619
19932124
19921321
19912034
19901827
19893036
19881822
19871719
19861515
19851823
19841421
19831822
19821320
19811824
19802020
19792639

When crashes happen on the B780

Thursday has the most collisions on the B780 (114), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (160).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (13%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday114 (16%)
  • Friday113 (16%)
  • Saturday106 (15%)
  • Sunday84 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am39 (5.6%)
  • 3am to 6am7 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am86 (12%)
  • 9am to noon86 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm126 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm160 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm122 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight66 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8.8%)
  • February53 (7.7%)
  • March53 (7.7%)
  • April65 (9.4%)
  • May55 (7.9%)
  • June52 (7.5%)
  • July65 (9.4%)
  • August61 (8.8%)
  • September56 (8.1%)
  • October48 (6.9%)
  • November59 (8.5%)
  • December64 (9.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight489 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B780 crashes

On the B780, 50% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 48% on a wet or damp road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph347 (50%)
  • 40 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1%)
  • 60 mph321 (46%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Other26 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp329 (48%)
  • Dry317 (46%)
  • Frost or ice33 (4.8%)
  • Snow13 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway670 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B780 crashes

Car occupants make up 63% of the people killed or injured on the B780, followed by pedestrians (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant570 (63%)
  • Pedestrian147 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist32 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Other31 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car832 (76%)
  • Motorcycle69 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach43 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Other17 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1563 (7%)
  • 16 to 20166 (18%)
  • 21 to 25152 (17%)
  • 26 to 35163 (18%)
  • 36 to 45112 (12%)
  • 46 to 5584 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.4%)
  • Over 7522 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider505 (56%)
  • Passenger248 (28%)
  • Pedestrian147 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B780

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B780

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B780 crashes by council area

Of the 692 collisions on the B780, 687 were in North Ayrshire.

Collisions on the B780 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Ayrshire68789521206

B780 crashes by town

Collisions on the B780 were recorded in 5 towns and built-up areas, led by Dalry (111) and Ardrossan (87).

Recent crashes on the B780

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B780, from 1 March 2022 to 13 September 2025.

Severity