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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2012, and 426 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2011, and casualties rose from 423.

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

Collisions in 2012
318
Level with 2011
Casualties in 2012
426
Up 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2012

1.9% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2012 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious6621%
  • Slight24677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious8319%
  • Slight33779%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 318, level with 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 318
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (8.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.1%)
  • February23 (7.2%)
  • March26 (8.2%)
  • April13 (4.1%)
  • May23 (7.2%)
  • June28 (8.8%)
  • July28 (8.8%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October22 (6.9%)
  • November29 (9.1%)
  • December30 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (56%)
  • Wet or damp111 (35%)
  • Frost or ice24 (7.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (30%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph197 (62%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3557 (13%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5570 (16%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.3%)
  • Over 7524 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (68%)
  • Passenger108 (25%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (8%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2012.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2012

Nith, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dumfries and Galloway in 2012, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2012

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2012: 34, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75344915
2ndA74(M)233506
3rdA76172606
4thB721121301
5thA709112103
6thA701101001
7thA712101004
8thA78091300
9thB7238811
10thA71171300
11thA71471303
12thB7297903
13thA776702
14thB70766703
15thA7025510
16thA7165602
17thB63575600
18thB7225601
19thA74400
20thA71041401

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2012

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2012: 38.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2012

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2012: 51.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years