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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2013, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2012 (318), and casualties fell from 426.

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

Collisions in 2013
297
Down 7% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
374
Down 12% on 2012
Fatal collisions
12
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2013

4% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124%
  • Serious5218%
  • Slight23378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.2%
  • Serious6417%
  • Slight29880%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 297, down 7% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 297
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (11%)
  • Tuesday51 (17%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (18%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (7.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.4%)
  • February24 (8.1%)
  • March26 (8.8%)
  • April16 (5.4%)
  • May31 (10%)
  • June21 (7.1%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August23 (7.7%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October27 (9.1%)
  • November19 (6.4%)
  • December21 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (60%)
  • Wet or damp94 (32%)
  • Snow15 (5.1%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph78 (26%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph189 (64%)
  • 70 mph27 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2044 (12%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5559 (16%)
  • 56 to 6544 (12%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6.1%)
  • Over 7522 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (66%)
  • Passenger92 (25%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car334 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2013.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2013

Nith, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dumfries and Galloway in 2013, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2013

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2013: 42, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75425338
2ndA74(M)253313
3rdA76192212
4thA701162314
5thA714131911
6thA70991321
7thA71191704
8thA7129902
9thA78081001
10thA7027702
11thA7107812
12thA7167802
13thA76700
14thB70766702
15thA7185701
16thA775500
17thB7245600
18thA7084602
19thA7134501
20thB70204701

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2013

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2013: 33.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2013

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2013: 43.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2013, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years