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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1988, and 682 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1987 (561), and casualties fell from 809.

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

Collisions in 1988
470
Down 16% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
682
Down 16% on 1987
Fatal collisions
15
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1988

3.2% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1988 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.2%
  • Serious16635%
  • Slight28961%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.9%
  • Serious20630%
  • Slight45667%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 470, down 16% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (11%)
  • Thursday86 (18%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday66 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (7.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.1%)
  • February30 (6.4%)
  • March17 (3.6%)
  • April26 (5.5%)
  • May39 (8.3%)
  • June43 (9.1%)
  • July42 (8.9%)
  • August41 (8.7%)
  • September39 (8.3%)
  • October58 (12%)
  • November44 (9.4%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting108 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (56%)
  • Wet or damp191 (41%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph140 (30%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph260 (55%)
  • 70 mph52 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant410 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (12%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (5%)
  • Van occupant34 (5%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20148 (22%)
  • 21 to 25112 (16%)
  • 26 to 35113 (17%)
  • 36 to 4579 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.8%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (56%)
  • Passenger219 (32%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (67%)
  • Motorcycle79 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1988

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1988 in Dumfries and Galloway

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1988.

Collisions
207th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1988

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1988: 96, including 5 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7596157541
2ndA745083319
3rdA76385809
4thA7012937111
5thA709162102
6thA711121908
7thA710111413
8thA71491514
9thA71371104
10thA761102
11thA71861002
12thA7466711
13thA776802
14thB7235502
15thB70054603
16thB70684803
17thB7224510
18thB7244701
19thB7254402
20thA7023801

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1988

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1988: 62.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1988

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1988: 88.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1988, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years