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Galston road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in Galston, East Ayrshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 52 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
207
1,914th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
264
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
52
58 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Galston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious5225%
  • Slight15273%

What the data shows

  • Galston had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% fewer than the 19 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Galston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 82 children under 16 were killed or injured in Galston, 31% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Galston.

Where Galston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,914th
Most casualties
1,941st
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,700th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (16%)
  • Wednesday24 (12%)
  • Thursday19 (9.2%)
  • Friday32 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (20%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph175 (85%)
  • 60 mph31 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant132 (50%)
  • Pedestrian79 (30%)
  • Cyclist25 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Galston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Galston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Galston peaked at 14 in 1991; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202411
202311
202224
202111
202000
201925
201822
201734
201622
201511
201433
201333
201211
201123
201011
200933
200811
200733
200612
200523
200467
200323
200267
2001711
200067
199944
199868
199723
1996611
199545
19941012
19931114
1992911
19911417
19901113
1989911
1988814
198744
198688
198566
1984811
198357
198269
198167
198046
197911

Map of recent crashes in Galston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Galston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Galston

The 24 most recent collisions in Galston happened between 1 March 2013 and 10 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Galston

The A719 has the most collisions in Galston, 53 of 207 (26%), followed by the A71 (44).

Collisions in Galston on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7195366112
2ndA714468113
3rdB7037273316

Council area for Galston

Galston is in East Ayrshire, where police recorded 13,272 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Galston accounts for 1.6% of them.

Postcode district for Galston

All 207 collisions in Galston were in the KA4 postcode district.