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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 589 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1986, and 870 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 195 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1985 (489), and casualties rose from 690.

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

Collisions in 1986
589
Up 20% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
870
Up 26% on 1985
Fatal collisions
28
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
195
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1986

4.8% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1986 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal284.8%
  • Serious19533%
  • Slight36662%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal424.8%
  • Serious27932%
  • Slight54963%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 589, up 20% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (11%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday137 (23%)
  • Friday92 (16%)
  • Saturday77 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (8.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.8%)
  • February34 (5.8%)
  • March46 (7.8%)
  • April34 (5.8%)
  • May57 (9.7%)
  • June53 (9%)
  • July43 (7.3%)
  • August50 (8.5%)
  • September47 (8%)
  • October54 (9.2%)
  • November49 (8.3%)
  • December70 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting137 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds429 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (4.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry334 (57%)
  • Wet or damp218 (37%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.7%)
  • Snow13 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph224 (38%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph286 (49%)
  • 70 mph69 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway487 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (51%)
  • Pedestrian122 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (12%)
  • Cyclist52 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1559 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20188 (22%)
  • 21 to 25145 (17%)
  • 26 to 35126 (14%)
  • 36 to 4585 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5567 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.5%)
  • Over 7524 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider423 (49%)
  • Passenger325 (37%)
  • Pedestrian122 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car560 (61%)
  • Motorcycle114 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in Dumfries and Galloway

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had the 155th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
155th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1986

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1986: 120, including 9 fatal and 46 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75120210946
2ndA7469138821
3rdA76444907
4thA701244119
5thA772234110
6thA709182918
7thA711141405
8thA710112023
9thA7101504
10thA714101513
11thB723101805
12thA7029901
13thA71371003
14thB7257702
15thB7377700
16thA7186803
17thA7566601
18thB7225601
19thA7164702
20thB63574602

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1986

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1986: 81.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1986

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1986: 107.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1986, 4 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years