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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2008, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2007 (475), and casualties fell from 644.

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

Collisions in 2008
419
Down 12% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
552
Down 14% on 2007
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2008

2.1% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2008 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious8520%
  • Slight32578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious10519%
  • Slight43779%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 419, down 12% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 419
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (7.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February30 (7.2%)
  • March39 (9.3%)
  • April26 (6.2%)
  • May38 (9.1%)
  • June39 (9.3%)
  • July27 (6.4%)
  • August38 (9.1%)
  • September37 (8.8%)
  • October39 (9.3%)
  • November32 (7.6%)
  • December32 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (47%)
  • Wet or damp181 (43%)
  • Frost or ice30 (7.2%)
  • Snow7 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (25%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph267 (64%)
  • 70 mph37 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (69%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant31 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6%)
  • 16 to 2084 (15%)
  • 21 to 2550 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3594 (17%)
  • 36 to 4591 (16%)
  • 46 to 5564 (12%)
  • 56 to 6554 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.6%)
  • Over 7530 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (65%)
  • Passenger143 (26%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had the 152nd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2008

Nith, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dumfries and Galloway in 2008, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2008

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2008: 57, including 4 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75579048
2ndM74314309
3rdA701243307
4thA76232803
5thA713142114
6thA711131714
7thA70991002
8thA7109901
9thB72191111
10thB72391101
11thB72991101
12thA78081102
13thA7147700
14thA7771001
15thB7367800
16thB7246901
17thB7256901
18thA7025501
19thA7125902
20thA7165500

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2008

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2008: 44.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2008

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2008: 70.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2008, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years