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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1997, and 631 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1996 (394), and casualties rose from 555.

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

Collisions in 1997
421
Up 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
631
Up 14% on 1996
Fatal collisions
19
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1997

4.5% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1997 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal194.5%
  • Serious11227%
  • Slight29069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal284.4%
  • Serious16726%
  • Slight43669%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 421, up 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.3%)
  • February31 (7.4%)
  • March36 (8.6%)
  • April27 (6.4%)
  • May40 (9.5%)
  • June33 (7.8%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August46 (11%)
  • September39 (9.3%)
  • October37 (8.8%)
  • November26 (6.2%)
  • December27 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (68%)
  • Wet or damp119 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (34%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph250 (59%)
  • 70 mph24 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (67%)
  • Pedestrian65 (10%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (4%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20107 (17%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35138 (22%)
  • 36 to 4579 (13%)
  • 46 to 5558 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.1%)
  • Over 7532 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (55%)
  • Passenger221 (35%)
  • Pedestrian65 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1997.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1997

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1997: 71, including 7 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7571127717
2ndA76203254
3rdA709192712
4thA701182515
5thA711132004
6thA77131611
7thA710111603
8thA713101913
9thA714101503
10thA7491607
11thA7809901
12thA74671302
13thB7217810
14thB7237701
15thB7257703
16thA7566803
17thA7025502
18thB7275801
19thA7124401
20thA7184401

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1997

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1997: 55.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1997

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1997: 78.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1997, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years