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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1996, and 555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1995 (410), and casualties fell from 582.

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

Collisions in 1996
394
Down 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
555
Down 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
23
5.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1996

5.8% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1996 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal235.8%
  • Serious13434%
  • Slight23760%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal274.9%
  • Serious17532%
  • Slight35364%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 394, down 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday56 (14%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.9%)
  • February40 (10%)
  • March22 (5.6%)
  • April27 (6.9%)
  • May26 (6.6%)
  • June37 (9.4%)
  • July36 (9.1%)
  • August37 (9.4%)
  • September34 (8.6%)
  • October32 (8.1%)
  • November36 (9.1%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (61%)
  • Wet or damp111 (28%)
  • Frost or ice25 (6.3%)
  • Snow15 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (34%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph223 (57%)
  • 70 mph32 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (60%)
  • Pedestrian75 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2099 (18%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 3592 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5566 (12%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7541 (7.4%)
  • Over 7521 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (56%)
  • Passenger169 (30%)
  • Pedestrian75 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 1996.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1996

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1996: 48, including 6 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA754878613
2ndA74223657
3rdA76223107
4thA711162108
5thA701141512
6thA709111903
7thA71391421
8thA71491311
9thB72191305
10thB72281314
11thB72381304
12thA771003
13thA71061002
14thA71261004
15thA7566602
16thA7806600
17thB7256610
18thA775502
19thA7815502
20thB635751103

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1996

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1996: 42.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1996

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1996: 65.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1996, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1996.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years