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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 632 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1991, and 864 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 195 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1990 (604), and casualties rose from 844.

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

Collisions in 1991
632
Up 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
864
Up 2% on 1990
Fatal collisions
33
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
195
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1991

5.2% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1991 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal335.2%
  • Serious19531%
  • Slight40464%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal333.8%
  • Serious24829%
  • Slight58367%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 632, up 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday91 (14%)
  • Wednesday82 (13%)
  • Thursday93 (15%)
  • Friday113 (18%)
  • Saturday88 (14%)
  • Sunday77 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9.3%)
  • February52 (8.2%)
  • March44 (7%)
  • April47 (7.4%)
  • May52 (8.2%)
  • June40 (6.3%)
  • July66 (10%)
  • August62 (9.8%)
  • September57 (9%)
  • October53 (8.4%)
  • November51 (8.1%)
  • December49 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight446 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting115 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds479 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry379 (60%)
  • Wet or damp221 (35%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.6%)
  • Snow7 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph214 (34%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph329 (52%)
  • 70 mph59 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway522 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant547 (63%)
  • Pedestrian101 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist53 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20135 (16%)
  • 21 to 25131 (15%)
  • 26 to 35153 (18%)
  • 36 to 45108 (13%)
  • 46 to 5577 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6564 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7543 (5%)
  • Over 7533 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider507 (59%)
  • Passenger256 (30%)
  • Pedestrian101 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car683 (66%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes121 (12%)
  • Motorcycle68 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus10 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1991

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1991 in Dumfries and Galloway

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had the 131st most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1991

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1991: 87, including 9 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7587130926
2ndA746999120
3rdA766294319
4thA701293713
5thA711152917
6thA713132506
7thA718131606
8thA709121724
9thA756121603
10thA77111816
11thA710101301
12thA714101304
13thA780101112
14thB725101002
15thA791522
16thB702091512
17thA71681213
18thA7457702
19thA7466704
20thB72161412

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1991

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1991: 94.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1991

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1991: 93.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1991, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years