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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 699 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1979, and 1,059 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,421 collisions in Dumfries and Galloway.

Collisions in 1979
699
Casualties in 1979
1,059
Fatal collisions
40
5.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1979

5.7% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1979 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal405.7%
  • Serious13820%
  • Slight52175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal514.8%
  • Serious18918%
  • Slight81977%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 699.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (16%)
  • Tuesday84 (12%)
  • Wednesday84 (12%)
  • Thursday87 (12%)
  • Friday121 (17%)
  • Saturday128 (18%)
  • Sunday81 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (6.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.4%)
  • February45 (6.4%)
  • March43 (6.2%)
  • April64 (9.2%)
  • May61 (8.7%)
  • June61 (8.7%)
  • July70 (10%)
  • August73 (10%)
  • September64 (9.2%)
  • October69 (9.9%)
  • November52 (7.4%)
  • December45 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight489 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting131 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Other36 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (59%)
  • Wet or damp229 (33%)
  • Frost or ice33 (4.7%)
  • Snow23 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph246 (35%)
  • 40 mph20 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph361 (52%)
  • 70 mph62 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway600 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant631 (60%)
  • Pedestrian131 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (12%)
  • Van occupant49 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (4%)
  • Cyclist32 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3%)
  • 6 to 1047 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20272 (26%)
  • 21 to 25129 (12%)
  • 26 to 35167 (16%)
  • 36 to 45102 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5597 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6591 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7556 (5.3%)
  • Over 7522 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider543 (51%)
  • Passenger385 (36%)
  • Pedestrian131 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car694 (63%)
  • Motorcycle134 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes122 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1979

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1979 in Dumfries and Galloway

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  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had the 113th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
113th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1979

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1979: 129, including 14 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA751292011425
2ndA746210867
3rdA763660313
4thA7013045010
5thA711243424
6thA709182513
7thA710152005
8thA7142521
9thA77132522
10thA713101322
11thA70281802
12thB63577703
13thA71261302
14thA71661303
15thA7466911
16thB702061201
17thA7145702
18thA7185702
19thB70685511
20thB7225601

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1979

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1979: 92.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1979

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1979: 107.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1979, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1979.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years