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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2000, and 624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1999 (375), and casualties rose from 575.

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

Collisions in 2000
423
Up 13% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
624
Up 9% on 1999
Fatal collisions
12
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2000

2.8% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2000 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious11728%
  • Slight29470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious15024%
  • Slight46074%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 423, up 13% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (9.9%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday86 (20%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.7%)
  • February28 (6.6%)
  • March27 (6.4%)
  • April26 (6.1%)
  • May29 (6.9%)
  • June38 (9%)
  • July42 (9.9%)
  • August38 (9%)
  • September40 (9.5%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November34 (8%)
  • December37 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (59%)
  • Wet or damp140 (33%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.4%)
  • Snow8 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph136 (32%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph252 (60%)
  • 70 mph24 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant447 (72%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20108 (17%)
  • 21 to 2552 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 35126 (20%)
  • 36 to 4593 (15%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5%)
  • Over 7526 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (60%)
  • Passenger201 (32%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle42 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2000

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2000 in Dumfries and Galloway

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2000.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2000

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2000: 54, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA755488118
2ndA76355527
3rdA74(M)233007
4thA711203526
5thA701162205
6thA77122514
7thB723121614
8thA709111202
9thA780111312
10thA71681413
11thA7107901
12thA71471101
13thA7567701
14thB72171004
15thA761112
16thA7026803
17thA7816701
18thB70766912
19thB7255602
20thA7474602

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2000

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2000: 58.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2000

DG2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2000: 68.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2000, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years