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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 495 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2005, and 690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2004 (440), and casualties rose from 572.

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

Collisions in 2005
495
Up 13% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
690
Up 21% on 2004
Fatal collisions
14
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2005

2.8% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2005 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious10120%
  • Slight38077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious12518%
  • Slight54879%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 495, up 13% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (13%)
  • Friday94 (19%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (5.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.9%)
  • February35 (7.1%)
  • March38 (7.7%)
  • April35 (7.1%)
  • May40 (8.1%)
  • June46 (9.3%)
  • July45 (9.1%)
  • August33 (6.7%)
  • September39 (7.9%)
  • October47 (9.5%)
  • November44 (8.9%)
  • December49 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (4.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (54%)
  • Wet or damp189 (38%)
  • Frost or ice33 (6.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph144 (29%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph301 (61%)
  • 70 mph40 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant485 (70%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20120 (17%)
  • 21 to 2576 (11%)
  • 26 to 35110 (16%)
  • 36 to 45115 (17%)
  • 46 to 5569 (10%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7544 (6.4%)
  • Over 7523 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (61%)
  • Passenger206 (30%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car608 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had the 138th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2005

Nith, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dumfries and Galloway in 2005, with 23 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2005

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2005: 72, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7572117316
2ndA74(M)385517
3rdA701283913
4thA76284938
5thA709212803
6thA711172403
7thB723122013
8thA710111502
9thA713111312
10thA7819900
11thB72191203
12thB7248800
13thB7258802
14thA771203
15thA777911
16thA71461202
17thB70686801
18thB7226601
19thA7025700
20thA7805502

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2005

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2005: 51.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2005

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2005: 98.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2005, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years