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Darvel road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 136 road traffic collisions in Darvel, East Ayrshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 151 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
136
2,415th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
151
1.11 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
4 people killed
Serious collisions
43
45 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Darvel

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal32.2%
  • Serious4332%
  • Slight9066%

What the data shows

  • Darvel had 13 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 19 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 34% of collisions in Darvel were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 51 children under 16 were killed or injured in Darvel, 34% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Darvel.

Where Darvel ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,415th
Most casualties
2,659th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,903rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (13%)
  • Wednesday22 (16%)
  • Thursday22 (16%)
  • Friday21 (15%)
  • Saturday24 (18%)
  • Sunday8 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight99 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (99%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian60 (40%)
  • Car occupant55 (36%)
  • Cyclist15 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Darvel road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darvel, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Darvel peaked at 10 in 1984; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202322
202200
202100
202000
201900
201867
201733
201600
201511
201411
201300
201222
201122
201044
200911
200800
200766
200622
200511
200422
200333
200244
200155
2000710
199922
199855
199722
199622
199545
199444
199311
199244
199155
199044
198911
198844
198744
198644
198567
19841012
198322
198248
198155
1980710
197922

Map of recent crashes in Darvel

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Darvel

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Darvel

The 24 most recent collisions in Darvel happened between 26 August 2009 and 11 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Darvel

Of the 136 collisions in Darvel, 94 were on the A71.

Collisions in Darvel on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7194106230

Council area for Darvel

Darvel is in East Ayrshire, where police recorded 13,272 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Darvel accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for Darvel

All 136 collisions in Darvel were in the KA17 postcode district.