The A77: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 118 people were killed or seriously injured in 103 collisions on the A77, making it the 114th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
103
serious or fatal collisions
118
people killed or seriously injured
11
collisions that took a life
#114
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A77 carries 224 recorded injury collisions over the period, 103 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in South Ayrshire, Glasgow City, East Ayrshire, with 2 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 11% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 30 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2022 with 25 serious collisions, and the count is up 36% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A77
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- South Ayrshire40 KSI
- Glasgow City20 KSI
- East Ayrshire17 KSI
- East Renfrewshire15 KSI
- Dumfries and Galloway11 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A77
2025: 19 (down 17.4% on the year before) · peak 25 in 2022 · +35.7% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A77
How many accidents happen on the A77?
Police recorded 224 injury collisions on the A77 over 2021–2025, of which 103 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 118 people killed or seriously injured, including 11 fatal collisions.
Is the A77 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 114 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 104 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A77 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in South Ayrshire, Glasgow City, East Ayrshire. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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