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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 590 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1989, and 809 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were up 26% on 1988 (470), and casualties rose from 682.

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

Collisions in 1989
590
Up 26% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
809
Up 19% on 1988
Fatal collisions
26
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1989

4.4% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1989 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal264.4%
  • Serious18131%
  • Slight38365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal273.3%
  • Serious22628%
  • Slight55669%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 590, up 26% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (12%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday80 (14%)
  • Friday108 (18%)
  • Saturday91 (15%)
  • Sunday70 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.1%)
  • February44 (7.5%)
  • March54 (9.2%)
  • April34 (5.8%)
  • May40 (6.8%)
  • June57 (9.7%)
  • July46 (7.8%)
  • August60 (10%)
  • September48 (8.1%)
  • October54 (9.2%)
  • November60 (10%)
  • December45 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight409 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting116 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds455 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Other15 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (59%)
  • Wet or damp228 (39%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (35%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph307 (52%)
  • 70 mph59 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway501 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant497 (61%)
  • Pedestrian105 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist31 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20174 (22%)
  • 21 to 25132 (16%)
  • 26 to 35132 (16%)
  • 36 to 4592 (11%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.1%)
  • Over 7524 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider441 (55%)
  • Passenger263 (33%)
  • Pedestrian105 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car645 (66%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes115 (12%)
  • Motorcycle81 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle33 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1989

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had the 162nd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1989

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1989: 105, including 6 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75105146631
2ndA745893422
3rdA765782110
4thA7013136113
5thA7112025011
6thA709162224
7thA714142216
8thA7132606
9thA710121613
10thA718111604
11thA77112232
12thB7238903
13thB7247802
14thA7136610
15thA7466801
16thA7566703
17thB7216903
18thA7165602
19thB7225603
20thA7124500

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1989

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1989: 85.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1989

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1989: 99.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1989, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years