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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2004, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (447), and casualties fell from 584.

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

Collisions in 2004
440
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
572
Down 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2004

1.8% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2004 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious8820%
  • Slight34478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious9917%
  • Slight46581%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 440, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 440
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday75 (17%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (5.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.4%)
  • February27 (6.1%)
  • March40 (9.1%)
  • April29 (6.6%)
  • May37 (8.4%)
  • June33 (7.5%)
  • July43 (9.8%)
  • August56 (13%)
  • September22 (5%)
  • October42 (9.5%)
  • November30 (6.8%)
  • December44 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (58%)
  • Wet or damp143 (33%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)
  • Mud4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (33%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph260 (59%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (68%)
  • Pedestrian74 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2078 (14%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 35100 (17%)
  • 36 to 45100 (17%)
  • 46 to 5560 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (63%)
  • Passenger135 (24%)
  • Pedestrian74 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2004.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2004

Nith, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dumfries and Galloway in 2004, with 19 collisions.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2004

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2004: 66, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA756689114
2ndA74(M)314613
3rdA76313808
4thA701243725
5thA713121401
6thB721121403
7thA711111402
8thA77101301
9thA70991202
10thB72391002
11thA771001
12thA7127703
13thA7187702
14thA7106600
15thA7146801
16thA7566600
17thB70206902
18thB70766802
19thA7455610
20thA7465600

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2004

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2004: 47.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2004

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2004: 73.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2004, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years