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Kilmarnock road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,866 road traffic collisions in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 743 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, up from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,866
347th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,424
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
29
30 people killed
Serious collisions
743
778 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Kilmarnock

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal291%
  • Serious74326%
  • Slight2,09473%

What the data shows

  • Kilmarnock had 269 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 410 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Kilmarnock were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 808 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kilmarnock, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in Kilmarnock.

Where Kilmarnock ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
347th
Most casualties
357th
Most fatal collisions
358th
Most serious collisions
248th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday383 (13%)
  • Tuesday435 (15%)
  • Wednesday395 (14%)
  • Thursday446 (16%)
  • Friday509 (18%)
  • Saturday417 (15%)
  • Sunday281 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,011 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit815 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,152 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road363 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway246 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout90 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph20 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph2,661 (93%)
  • 40 mph81 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph55 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph43 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,131 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds490 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds104 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds67 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other35 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,404 (41%)
  • Pedestrian1,200 (35%)
  • Bus or coach occupant239 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist228 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist209 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant57 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kilmarnock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kilmarnock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kilmarnock peaked at 117 in 1984; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252428
20241931
20232433
20221515
20211523
20202425
20192834
20184148
20173440
20164557
20153846
20144250
20133436
20123139
20114853
20103843
20093243
20085060
20075058
20064753
20056376
20045361
20036578
20027181
20015873
20005671
19995264
19986980
199786112
19967688
19956685
199484110
19938698
19927380
199192115
1990111140
1989108123
1988111127
1987112127
1986106128
1985109122
1984117133
198398116
198292110
198196122
19807587
197922

Map of recent crashes in Kilmarnock

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kilmarnock

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kilmarnock

The 24 most recent collisions in Kilmarnock happened between 17 January and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kilmarnock

The B7038 has the most collisions in Kilmarnock, 381 of 2,866 (13%), followed by the A735 (299).

Collisions in Kilmarnock on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB70383814502115
2ndA735299358391
3rdA71181220232
4thB7064171214352
5thB7073132171336
6thA75999117127
7thB70816484016
8thB70726075011
9thB7082303608
10thA77224019
11thA7363301
12thB70363300

Council area for Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock is in East Ayrshire, where police recorded 13,272 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Kilmarnock accounts for 22% of them.

Postcode districts in Kilmarnock

Collisions in Kilmarnock were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by KA1 (1,840) and KA3 (987).