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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 612 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1982, and 899 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1981 (636), and casualties rose from 897.

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

Collisions in 1982
612
Down 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
899
Level with 1981
Fatal collisions
23
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1982

3.8% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.8%
  • Serious20033%
  • Slight38964%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.6%
  • Serious25829%
  • Slight61869%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 612, down 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (11%)
  • Wednesday71 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (9.2%)
  • Friday122 (20%)
  • Saturday113 (18%)
  • Sunday101 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (8.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6%)
  • February37 (6%)
  • March56 (9.2%)
  • April47 (7.7%)
  • May58 (9.5%)
  • June43 (7%)
  • July65 (11%)
  • August62 (10%)
  • September42 (6.9%)
  • October70 (11%)
  • November51 (8.3%)
  • December44 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight409 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting131 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry370 (60%)
  • Wet or damp194 (32%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4.6%)
  • Snow11 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph233 (38%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph314 (51%)
  • 70 mph54 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway525 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (15%)
  • Pedestrian108 (12%)
  • Cyclist55 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant41 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1576 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20216 (24%)
  • 21 to 25145 (16%)
  • 26 to 35110 (12%)
  • 36 to 4590 (10%)
  • 46 to 5586 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7555 (6.1%)
  • Over 7517 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider467 (52%)
  • Passenger324 (36%)
  • Pedestrian108 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car603 (62%)
  • Motorcycle124 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1982

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1982 in Dumfries and Galloway

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had the 146th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
146th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1982

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1982: 112, including 5 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75112155532
2ndA7454102420
3rdA76405738
4thA701335808
5thA710152804
6thA711152215
7thA756121603
8thA709111902
9thA713111615
10thA7101304
11thB724101305
12thA7189906
13thA7791004
14thA71681504
15thA74771313
16thB7237912
17thB63576702
18thB70056803
19thA7025500
20thA7145701

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1982

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1982: 68.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1982

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1982: 89.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1982, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years