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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 502 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1984, and 743 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1983 (553), and casualties fell from 758.

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

Collisions in 1984
502
Down 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
743
Down 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
20
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1984

4% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1984 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal204%
  • Serious16934%
  • Slight31362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal263.5%
  • Serious22530%
  • Slight49266%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 502, down 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (7.6%)
  • Thursday91 (18%)
  • Friday79 (16%)
  • Saturday90 (18%)
  • Sunday73 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.6%)
  • February30 (6%)
  • March37 (7.4%)
  • April41 (8.2%)
  • May36 (7.2%)
  • June35 (7%)
  • July53 (11%)
  • August32 (6.4%)
  • September49 (9.8%)
  • October46 (9.2%)
  • November38 (7.6%)
  • December62 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting106 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other13 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (59%)
  • Wet or damp167 (33%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.4%)
  • Snow16 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph175 (35%)
  • 40 mph10 (2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph257 (51%)
  • 70 mph59 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (14%)
  • Pedestrian87 (12%)
  • Cyclist59 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)53 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant42 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1561 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20142 (19%)
  • 21 to 25106 (14%)
  • 26 to 35120 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5565 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7%)
  • 66 to 7548 (6.5%)
  • Over 7521 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (51%)
  • Passenger277 (37%)
  • Pedestrian87 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car491 (59%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes100 (12%)
  • Motorcycle93 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1984

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1984 in Dumfries and Galloway

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1984.

Collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1984

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1984: 103, including 7 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75103164736
2ndA7460114521
3rdA76355516
4thA701192608
5thA711162003
6thA713101612
7thA77101605
8thA71891104
9thA71081004
10thA771103
11thA7147801
12thA71671103
13thA7096903
14thA7466603
15thB7225602
16thB7245702
17thB7255510
18thA7024604
19thA74541403
20thA7564401

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1984

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1984: 62.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1984

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1984: 76.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1984, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years