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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1999, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1998 (456), and casualties fell from 638.

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

Collisions in 1999
375
Down 18% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
575
Down 10% on 1998
Fatal collisions
12
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 1999

3.2% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1999 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.2%
  • Serious10227%
  • Slight26170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious13624%
  • Slight42674%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 375, down 18% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (12%)
  • February22 (5.9%)
  • March32 (8.5%)
  • April30 (8%)
  • May29 (7.7%)
  • June27 (7.2%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August26 (6.9%)
  • September32 (8.5%)
  • October23 (6.1%)
  • November37 (9.9%)
  • December34 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (57%)
  • Wet or damp118 (31%)
  • Frost or ice28 (7.5%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph119 (32%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph226 (60%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (68%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20102 (18%)
  • 21 to 2548 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 35109 (19%)
  • 36 to 4591 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.3%)
  • Over 7519 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (55%)
  • Passenger206 (36%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (10%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1999.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 1999

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 1999: 55, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA755592320
2ndA76172224
3rdA701142013
4thA74(M)142204
5thA74121714
6thA780121405
7thA709112101
8thA713111405
9thA711101403
10thA77102104
11thA791702
12thB72181110
13thB72381704
14thA71071211
15thB707671314
16thA7146700
17thA7566700
18thA7185800
19thA7024601
20thA7124602

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1999

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 1999: 28.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 1999

DG7 and DG9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 1999, with 42 each.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 1999, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years