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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 561 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1987, and 809 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1986 (589), and casualties fell from 870.

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

Collisions in 1987
561
Down 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
809
Down 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
26
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1987

4.6% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1987 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal264.6%
  • Serious17130%
  • Slight36465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal283.5%
  • Serious22828%
  • Slight55368%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 561, down 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (10%)
  • Tuesday89 (16%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday125 (22%)
  • Friday72 (13%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (4.5%)
  • February35 (6.2%)
  • March35 (6.2%)
  • April27 (4.8%)
  • May49 (8.7%)
  • June60 (11%)
  • July61 (11%)
  • August51 (9.1%)
  • September56 (10%)
  • October53 (9.4%)
  • November46 (8.2%)
  • December63 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight403 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds427 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (61%)
  • Wet or damp185 (33%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph227 (40%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph262 (47%)
  • 70 mph56 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway473 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (56%)
  • Pedestrian108 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (12%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20183 (23%)
  • 21 to 25120 (15%)
  • 26 to 35129 (16%)
  • 36 to 4585 (11%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6560 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.1%)
  • Over 7525 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider412 (51%)
  • Passenger289 (36%)
  • Pedestrian108 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car599 (65%)
  • Motorcycle94 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes92 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had the 155th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
155th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1987

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1987: 102, including 4 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75102147437
2ndA7455106816
3rdA764166313
4thA701223128
5thA711202915
6thA714152013
7thA709142322
8thA77131803
9thA7111603
10thA713101805
11thA71891004
12thA71661003
13thA7025501
14thA7105902
15thA7464902
16thA7564501
17thB63574400
18thB7224601
19thB7234402
20thB7374501

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1987

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1987: 87.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1987

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1987: 98.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1987, 4 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years