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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 553 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1983, and 758 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1982 (612), and casualties fell from 899.

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

Collisions in 1983
553
Down 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
758
Down 16% on 1982
Fatal collisions
31
5.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1983

5.6% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal315.6%
  • Serious18233%
  • Slight34061%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal344.5%
  • Serious23831%
  • Slight48664%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 553, down 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (8.1%)
  • Thursday100 (18%)
  • Friday81 (15%)
  • Saturday106 (19%)
  • Sunday84 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (8.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.1%)
  • February31 (5.6%)
  • March53 (9.6%)
  • April41 (7.4%)
  • May40 (7.2%)
  • June41 (7.4%)
  • July52 (9.4%)
  • August54 (9.8%)
  • September51 (9.2%)
  • October60 (11%)
  • November44 (8%)
  • December47 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting117 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (4.9%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (63%)
  • Wet or damp170 (31%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.4%)
  • Snow10 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph214 (39%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph265 (48%)
  • 70 mph55 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (16%)
  • Pedestrian104 (14%)
  • Cyclist62 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1556 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20205 (27%)
  • 21 to 25114 (15%)
  • 26 to 35103 (14%)
  • 36 to 4568 (9%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.6%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (53%)
  • Passenger250 (33%)
  • Pedestrian104 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (59%)
  • Motorcycle116 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1983

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1983 in Dumfries and Galloway

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had the 154th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1983

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1983: 105, including 8 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75105143840
2ndA7455861016
3rdA7013352015
4thA76334929
5thA711172107
6thA77151707
7thA7131802
8thA710133417
9thA709101314
10thA7147813
11thA7187802
12thB73771003
13thA7566602
14thB7256812
15thA7165802
16thB7275502
17thA7134500
18thB7224500
19thB7244602
20thA7023400

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1983

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1983: 69.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1983

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1983: 97.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years