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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1994, and 713 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1993 (503), and casualties fell from 742.

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

Collisions in 1994
482
Down 4% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
713
Down 4% on 1993
Fatal collisions
16
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1994

3.3% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1994 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.3%
  • Serious16033%
  • Slight30663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.8%
  • Serious23032%
  • Slight46365%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1994 is highlighted, with 482, down 4% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (11%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday78 (16%)
  • Sunday73 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (7.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.5%)
  • February35 (7.3%)
  • March47 (9.8%)
  • April29 (6%)
  • May36 (7.5%)
  • June38 (7.9%)
  • July44 (9.1%)
  • August52 (11%)
  • September43 (8.9%)
  • October46 (9.5%)
  • November39 (8.1%)
  • December32 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (58%)
  • Wet or damp172 (36%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph161 (33%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph262 (54%)
  • 70 mph31 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant467 (65%)
  • Pedestrian74 (10%)
  • Van occupant44 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist43 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (4.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20137 (19%)
  • 21 to 2586 (12%)
  • 26 to 35165 (23%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5577 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.2%)
  • Over 7523 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (57%)
  • Passenger235 (33%)
  • Pedestrian74 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in Dumfries and Galloway

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1994.

Collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
167th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1994

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1994: 73, including 5 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7573108523
2ndA764063214
3rdA743770113
4thA701325218
5thA709151701
6thA77142709
7thA711111602
8thA713101302
9thB72191403
10thB7259903
11thA71481322
12thA71681903
13thA7808803
14thA771413
15thA7187913
16thA7817703
17thB72361104
18thA7105901
19thA7464803
20thA7564401

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1994

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1994: 66.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1994

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1994: 96.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1994, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years