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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1998, and 638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1997 (421), and casualties rose from 631.

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

Collisions in 1998
456
Up 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
638
Up 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
16
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1998

3.5% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1998 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.5%
  • Serious13830%
  • Slight30266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.7%
  • Serious17227%
  • Slight44970%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 456, up 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday79 (17%)
  • Friday64 (14%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday73 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (10%)
  • February36 (7.9%)
  • March35 (7.7%)
  • April23 (5%)
  • May39 (8.6%)
  • June40 (8.8%)
  • July38 (8.3%)
  • August41 (9%)
  • September33 (7.2%)
  • October28 (6.1%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December50 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (56%)
  • Wet or damp174 (38%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.2%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph136 (30%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph268 (59%)
  • 70 mph43 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (13%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (70%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6%)
  • 16 to 2094 (15%)
  • 21 to 2575 (12%)
  • 26 to 35132 (21%)
  • 36 to 45100 (16%)
  • 46 to 5573 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (58%)
  • Passenger200 (31%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 1998.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1998

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1998: 61, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA756186418
2ndA763553312
3rdA74284417
4thA701203025
5thA709182716
6thA780131405
7thA77121607
8thA711111502
9thA71091712
10thA71391304
11thA71491502
12thM7491401
13thB72171204
14thB72371005
15thB72771201
16thA7185610
17thA7455610
18thB7245803
19thA7024421
20thA7164501

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1998

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1998: 53.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1998

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1998: 82.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years