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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 636 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1981, and 897 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (666), and casualties fell from 991.

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

Collisions in 1981
636
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
897
Down 9% on 1980
Fatal collisions
29
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1981

4.6% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal294.6%
  • Serious15124%
  • Slight45672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal333.7%
  • Serious19922%
  • Slight66574%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 636, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (13%)
  • Tuesday104 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (12%)
  • Thursday93 (15%)
  • Friday98 (15%)
  • Saturday101 (16%)
  • Sunday81 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (8.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.8%)
  • February33 (5.2%)
  • March41 (6.4%)
  • April62 (9.7%)
  • May45 (7.1%)
  • June50 (7.9%)
  • July58 (9.1%)
  • August51 (8%)
  • September76 (12%)
  • October52 (8.2%)
  • November43 (6.8%)
  • December69 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight433 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting133 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other25 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (60%)
  • Wet or damp196 (31%)
  • Frost or ice36 (5.7%)
  • Snow19 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph249 (39%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph323 (51%)
  • 70 mph51 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway553 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant542 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (13%)
  • Pedestrian101 (11%)
  • Cyclist53 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1559 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20227 (25%)
  • 21 to 25134 (15%)
  • 26 to 35117 (13%)
  • 36 to 4591 (10%)
  • 46 to 5571 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7552 (5.8%)
  • Over 7521 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider490 (55%)
  • Passenger306 (34%)
  • Pedestrian101 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car624 (63%)
  • Motorcycle124 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes98 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Dumfries and Galloway

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had the 131st most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
131st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1981

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1981: 134, including 9 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75134197937
2ndA745081516
3rdA76365448
4thA701284628
5thA709192905
6thA711152225
7thA7131801
8thA77132204
9thB723121603
10thA714101302
11thA71091401
12thA71681905
13thA7457702
14thA7567802
15thB702071100
16thB72571012
17thA7136801
18thB7096701
19thA7025902
20thB7245710

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1981

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1981: 93.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1981

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1981: 105.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years