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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,421 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025, and 27,270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 738 were fatal and 5,306 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 222 collisions, up 16% on 2024 (192), and casualties rose from 264 to 323.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
19,421
172nd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
27,270
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
738
3.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
222
Up 16% on 2024

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway

3.8% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal7383.8%
  • Serious5,30627%
  • Slight13,37769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal8533.1%
  • Serious6,82525%
  • Slight19,59272%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. In 2025 there were 222, up 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 222
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025222323
2024192264
2023187235
2022190251
2021150204
2020112146
2019195249
2018258357
2017236314
2016270386
2015276393
2014310395
2013297374
2012318426
2011318423
2010360459
2009388533
2008419552
2007475644
2006439638
2005495690
2004440572
2003447584
2002425587
2001435577
2000423624
1999375575
1998456638
1997421631
1996394555
1995410582
1994482713
1993503742
1992500719
1991632864
1990604844
1989590809
1988470682
1987561809
1986589870
1985489690
1984502743
1983553758
1982612899
1981636897
1980666991
19796991,059

When and where crashes happen in Dumfries and Galloway

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,613 (13%)
  • Tuesday2,576 (13%)
  • Wednesday2,533 (13%)
  • Thursday2,909 (15%)
  • Friday3,221 (17%)
  • Saturday2,992 (15%)
  • Sunday2,577 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,247 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59590 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,995 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,759 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,559 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,527 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,884 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,860 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,607 (8.3%)
  • February1,354 (7%)
  • March1,509 (7.8%)
  • April1,366 (7%)
  • May1,612 (8.3%)
  • June1,637 (8.4%)
  • July1,839 (9.5%)
  • August1,834 (9.4%)
  • September1,698 (8.7%)
  • October1,677 (8.6%)
  • November1,576 (8.1%)
  • December1,712 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,697 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,740 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,752 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown129 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit102 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,549 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,844 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds595 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds433 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds234 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist191 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds101 (0.5%)
  • Other422 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,566 (60%)
  • Wet or damp6,503 (33%)
  • Frost or ice892 (4.6%)
  • Snow328 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep109 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel14 (0.1%)
  • Mud8 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph11 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph107 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph6,135 (32%)
  • 40 mph311 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph105 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph11,068 (57%)
  • 70 mph1,677 (8.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,586 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway2,045 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road402 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout310 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded78 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant17,271 (63%)
  • Pedestrian2,981 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist2,519 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist1,231 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1,116 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant1,092 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant367 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant270 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant221 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant141 (0.5%)
  • Other61 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5628 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 101,045 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 151,510 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 205,128 (19%)
  • 21 to 253,449 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,455 (16%)
  • 36 to 453,403 (12%)
  • 46 to 552,873 (11%)
  • 56 to 652,260 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 751,470 (5.4%)
  • Over 75991 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded58 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider15,835 (58%)
  • Passenger8,454 (31%)
  • Pedestrian2,981 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car21,644 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,899 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle2,504 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,900 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle1,285 (4%)
  • Other vehicle446 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach425 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car208 (0.7%)
  • Minibus192 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle189 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dumfries and Galloway ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had the 172nd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
172nd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
177thTandridge19,59128,5373183,277
178thSevenoaks19,55827,0233553,885
179thTendring19,44926,8603424,569
180thDumfries and Galloway (this area)19,42127,2707385,306
181stSouth Kesteven19,16526,5844713,815
182ndWest Lothian19,08126,6524024,185
183rdIsle of Wight19,06925,3402384,438

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway

Nith, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Dumfries and Galloway, with 345 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025: 3,197, including 216 fatal and 898 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA753,1974,923216898
2ndA761,2881,85362321
3rdA749801,69185303
4thA7018781,26531247
5thA71160484920172
6thA74(M)60489026150
7thA70953076924127
8thA7744968219142
9thA7143805351499
10thA71037656217106
11thA71334649623110
12thA72994641393
13thB721290388476
14thB723272364589
15thB725236291864
16thA718230286291
17thA780202233255
18thA716195301867
19thA756191227143
20thA712189233367

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025: 2,316.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025: 3,124.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway

Of the latest 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity