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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2001, and 577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (423), and casualties fell from 624.

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

Collisions in 2001
435
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
577
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
13
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2001

3% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2001 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious9522%
  • Slight32775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious11620%
  • Slight44878%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 435, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001: 435
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (11%)
  • February31 (7.1%)
  • March22 (5.1%)
  • April23 (5.3%)
  • May42 (9.7%)
  • June28 (6.4%)
  • July38 (8.7%)
  • August59 (14%)
  • September28 (6.4%)
  • October38 (8.7%)
  • November34 (7.8%)
  • December44 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (63%)
  • Wet or damp124 (29%)
  • Frost or ice28 (6.4%)
  • Snow7 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph145 (33%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph246 (57%)
  • 70 mph36 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (10%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (68%)
  • Pedestrian69 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5%)
  • 16 to 20103 (18%)
  • 21 to 2547 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 35116 (20%)
  • 36 to 4580 (14%)
  • 46 to 5570 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (60%)
  • Passenger160 (28%)
  • Pedestrian69 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2001

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2001.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2001

Nith, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dumfries and Galloway in 2001, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2001

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2001: 58, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA755890311
2ndA74(M)374807
3rdA76313709
4thA711162102
5thA701152103
6thA714121602
7thA709111830
8thA713111312
9thA77112122
10thA71891103
11thB72191303
12thB72391104
13thA71081001
14thA7126612
15thA78061000
16thA7025602
17thA7565600
18thB7255700
19thA74402
20thA7164501

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2001

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2001: 49.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2001

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2001: 69.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2001, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years