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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 503 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1993, and 742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1992 (500), and casualties rose from 719.

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

Collisions in 1993
503
Up 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
742
Up 3% on 1992
Fatal collisions
24
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1993

4.8% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1993 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal244.8%
  • Serious16934%
  • Slight31062%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal293.9%
  • Serious24833%
  • Slight46563%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 503, up 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (9.9%)
  • Thursday84 (17%)
  • Friday101 (20%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9.7%)
  • February33 (6.6%)
  • March42 (8.3%)
  • April37 (7.4%)
  • May52 (10%)
  • June49 (9.7%)
  • July58 (12%)
  • August34 (6.8%)
  • September44 (8.7%)
  • October36 (7.2%)
  • November31 (6.2%)
  • December38 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (62%)
  • Wet or damp158 (31%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.6%)
  • Snow8 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (28%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph301 (60%)
  • 70 mph48 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway430 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant476 (64%)
  • Pedestrian85 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)48 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist20 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1556 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20122 (16%)
  • 21 to 25120 (16%)
  • 26 to 35139 (19%)
  • 36 to 4592 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4%)
  • Over 7522 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (55%)
  • Passenger251 (34%)
  • Pedestrian85 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (66%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes112 (13%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1993

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had the 159th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
159th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1993

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1993: 82, including 8 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7582144830
2ndA745186619
3rdA764769414
4thA701274107
5thA711192416
6thA77172719
7thA709152003
8thB725121804
9thB723101104
10thA71091104
11thA781506
12thA7138904
13thA7808903
14thA7147903
15thB72171303
16thB72251004
17thA7814400
18thA7163600
19thA7173301
20thA7183401

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1993

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1993: 56.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1993

DG2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1993: 87.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1993, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years