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West Kilbride road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 151 road traffic collisions in West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 201 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 44 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
151
2,263rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
201
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
44
53 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for West Kilbride

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal42.6%
  • Serious4429%
  • Slight10368%

What the data shows

  • West Kilbride had 13 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 58% fewer than the 31 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in West Kilbride were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in West Kilbride are between noon and 3pm, with 23% of collisions.
  • 37 children under 16 were killed or injured in West Kilbride, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where West Kilbride ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,263rd
Most casualties
2,262nd
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,873rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday18 (12%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday19 (13%)
  • Friday32 (21%)
  • Saturday25 (17%)
  • Sunday22 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway137 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (91%)
  • 60 mph13 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant113 (56%)
  • Pedestrian51 (25%)
  • Cyclist13 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

West Kilbride road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Kilbride, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in West Kilbride peaked at 8 in 1987; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202311
202216
202111
202011
201922
201822
201723
201611
201533
201434
201311
201255
201133
201044
200933
200839
200744
200622
200546
200433
200323
200211
200111
200055
199923
199858
199769
1996710
199559
199458
199355
199225
199157
199033
198933
198833
1987810
198645
198544
198424
198344
198235
1981710
198044
197946

Map of recent crashes in West Kilbride

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in West Kilbride

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in West Kilbride

The 24 most recent collisions in West Kilbride happened between 22 March 2012 and 11 September 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in West Kilbride

The A78 has the most collisions in West Kilbride, 49 of 151 (32%), followed by the B781 (36).

Collisions in West Kilbride on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA784968313
2ndB7813651010

Council area for West Kilbride

West Kilbride is in North Ayrshire, where police recorded 14,454 collisions from 1979 to 2025. West Kilbride accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for West Kilbride

All 151 collisions in West Kilbride were in the KA23 postcode district.