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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 604 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1990, and 844 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1989 (590), and casualties rose from 809.

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

Collisions in 1990
604
Up 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
844
Up 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
16
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1990

2.6% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1990 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious15526%
  • Slight43372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious19623%
  • Slight63275%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 604, up 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (15%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday80 (13%)
  • Friday99 (16%)
  • Saturday86 (14%)
  • Sunday91 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.8%)
  • February37 (6.1%)
  • March54 (8.9%)
  • April33 (5.5%)
  • May45 (7.5%)
  • June52 (8.6%)
  • July78 (13%)
  • August62 (10%)
  • September53 (8.8%)
  • October49 (8.1%)
  • November55 (9.1%)
  • December39 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight432 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting119 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (62%)
  • Wet or damp208 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.3%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (31%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph346 (57%)
  • 70 mph61 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway519 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant516 (61%)
  • Pedestrian100 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)43 (5.1%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (3%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20169 (20%)
  • 21 to 25134 (16%)
  • 26 to 35160 (19%)
  • 36 to 4599 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5.7%)
  • Over 7517 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (54%)
  • Passenger288 (34%)
  • Pedestrian100 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car668 (67%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes107 (11%)
  • Motorcycle77 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.7%)
  • Minibus12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1990

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had the 150th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1990

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1990: 117, including 5 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75117182533
2ndA7464108317
3rdA764873211
4thA701243218
5thA77182311
6thA709161903
7thB721151501
8thA711131601
9thA710121605
10thA7101603
11thA71691514
12thA7189904
13thB72591306
14thA7148800
15thB72381303
16thA7136602
17thB7246703
18thA7455501
19thA7565502
20thA7464600

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1990

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1990: 64.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1990

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1990: 100.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1990, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years