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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 410 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1995, and 582 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1994 (482), and casualties fell from 713.

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

Collisions in 1995
410
Down 15% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
582
Down 18% on 1994
Fatal collisions
17
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1995

4.1% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1995 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.1%
  • Serious15137%
  • Slight24259%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.6%
  • Serious21537%
  • Slight34659%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1995 is highlighted, with 410, down 15% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (11%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday76 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.8%)
  • February24 (5.9%)
  • March33 (8%)
  • April31 (7.6%)
  • May29 (7.1%)
  • June47 (11%)
  • July40 (9.8%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September29 (7.1%)
  • October31 (7.6%)
  • November33 (8%)
  • December30 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (65%)
  • Wet or damp110 (27%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.9%)
  • Snow15 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph124 (30%)
  • 40 mph4 (1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph244 (60%)
  • 70 mph31 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (66%)
  • Pedestrian69 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (4%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2066 (11%)
  • 21 to 2580 (14%)
  • 26 to 35121 (21%)
  • 36 to 4566 (11%)
  • 46 to 5576 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.5%)
  • Over 7522 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (57%)
  • Passenger183 (31%)
  • Pedestrian69 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1995.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1995

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1995: 69, including 6 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7569111628
2ndA762747010
3rdA74212938
4thA701202708
5thB721141607
6thA7132506
7thA709132003
8thA711122015
9thA713101224
10thA7792014
11thA71481002
12thA7567701
13thA7106602
14thA7816704
15thB72461003
16thA7805503
17thB7235702
18thB7255603
19thA7184402
20thA7123401

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1995

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1995: 51.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1995

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1995: 74.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1995, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1995.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years