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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1992, and 719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 1991 (632), and casualties fell from 864.

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

Collisions in 1992
500
Down 21% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
719
Down 17% on 1991
Fatal collisions
22
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1992

4.4% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1992 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal224.4%
  • Serious15631%
  • Slight32264%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal243.3%
  • Serious21530%
  • Slight48067%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 500, down 21% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday87 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (15%)
  • Sunday68 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.2%)
  • February44 (8.8%)
  • March38 (7.6%)
  • April32 (6.4%)
  • May41 (8.2%)
  • June40 (8%)
  • July37 (7.4%)
  • August54 (11%)
  • September36 (7.2%)
  • October44 (8.8%)
  • November52 (10%)
  • December41 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (56%)
  • Wet or damp196 (39%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph170 (34%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph273 (55%)
  • 70 mph41 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)
  • 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 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (63%)
  • Pedestrian88 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (9%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20131 (18%)
  • 21 to 2595 (13%)
  • 26 to 35134 (19%)
  • 36 to 4568 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5568 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6567 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.6%)
  • Over 7519 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (55%)
  • Passenger234 (33%)
  • Pedestrian88 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car567 (67%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (11%)
  • Motorcycle63 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had the 168th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
168th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1992

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1992: 68, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA756893420
2ndA745083516
3rdA76304728
4thA701233509
5thA711162628
6thA77162725
7thA709122004
8thA718121405
9thA714101304
10thB721101406
11thB723101102
12thA78091103
13thA781304
14thA71081505
15thA7818903
16thA7137802
17thA71671504
18thB7257800
19thA70861203
20thA7566602

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1992

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1992: 51.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1992

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1992: 74.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1992, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years