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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2003, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2002 (425), and casualties fell from 587.

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

Collisions in 2003
447
Up 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
584
Down 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2003

2.2% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2003 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious9020%
  • Slight34778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious10718%
  • Slight46780%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 447, up 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 447
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (17%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.3%)
  • February40 (8.9%)
  • March37 (8.3%)
  • April35 (7.8%)
  • May40 (8.9%)
  • June41 (9.2%)
  • July41 (9.2%)
  • August31 (6.9%)
  • September40 (8.9%)
  • October44 (9.8%)
  • November32 (7.2%)
  • December38 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (68%)
  • Wet or damp123 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph138 (31%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph266 (60%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (64%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7%)
  • 16 to 2090 (15%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 3591 (16%)
  • 36 to 45103 (18%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.3%)
  • Over 7522 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (67%)
  • Passenger132 (23%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car503 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 2003.

Collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2003

Nith, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dumfries and Galloway in 2003, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2003

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2003: 59, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA755990312
2ndA74(M)354736
3rdA76293604
4thA701192301
5thA711182304
6thA714142025
7thB721111502
8thA713101505
9thB7076101400
10thA70992414
11thA75681100
12thA7781102
13thB72381204
14thA751002
15thA7025602
16thA7125601
17thA7455700
18thA7805601
19thB63575803
20thA7104501

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2003

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2003: 52.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2003

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2003: 66.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years