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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 666 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1980, and 991 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1979 (699), and casualties fell from 1,059.

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

Collisions in 1980
666
Down 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
991
Down 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
31
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1980

4.7% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1980 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal314.7%
  • Serious14221%
  • Slight49374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal333.3%
  • Serious17918%
  • Slight77979%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 666, down 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (15%)
  • Tuesday83 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (9.3%)
  • Thursday97 (15%)
  • Friday118 (18%)
  • Saturday126 (19%)
  • Sunday79 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.9%)
  • February37 (5.6%)
  • March55 (8.3%)
  • April70 (11%)
  • May41 (6.2%)
  • June58 (8.7%)
  • July63 (9.5%)
  • August64 (9.6%)
  • September77 (12%)
  • October45 (6.8%)
  • November45 (6.8%)
  • December52 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight450 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting132 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds459 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other31 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry371 (56%)
  • Wet or damp236 (35%)
  • Frost or ice37 (5.6%)
  • Snow19 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph247 (37%)
  • 40 mph18 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph336 (50%)
  • 70 mph62 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway570 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant605 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (14%)
  • Pedestrian115 (12%)
  • Van occupant47 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist44 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2%)
  • 6 to 1045 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1554 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20265 (27%)
  • 21 to 25134 (14%)
  • 26 to 35151 (15%)
  • 36 to 4596 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5577 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6573 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7552 (5.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider518 (52%)
  • Passenger358 (36%)
  • Pedestrian115 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car660 (64%)
  • Motorcycle140 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1980

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1980 in Dumfries and Galloway

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had the 123rd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1980

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1980: 136, including 13 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA751362131325
2ndA7461115116
3rdA76264128
4thA701222911
5thA711223903
6thA710172614
7thA709152226
8thA713142115
9thA7122304
10thA714122803
11thA77121613
12thB725121913
13thA718101702
14thA71651012
15thA7084400
16thA7124401
17thA7474702
18thA7554400
19thB70684400
20thB7224402

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1980

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1980: 77.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1980

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1980: 98.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1980.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years