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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2014, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2013 (297), and casualties rose from 374.

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

Collisions in 2014
310
Up 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
395
Up 6% on 2013
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2014

2.9% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2014 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious6621%
  • Slight23576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious7419%
  • Slight31179%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 310, up 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 310
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (18%)
  • Thursday52 (17%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (7.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.4%)
  • February25 (8.1%)
  • March23 (7.4%)
  • April24 (7.7%)
  • May29 (9.4%)
  • June30 (9.7%)
  • July21 (6.8%)
  • August26 (8.4%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October25 (8.1%)
  • November26 (8.4%)
  • December24 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (61%)
  • Wet or damp104 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph80 (26%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph196 (63%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist12 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2062 (16%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4540 (10%)
  • 46 to 5556 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (11%)
  • 66 to 7529 (7.3%)
  • Over 7530 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (68%)
  • Passenger91 (23%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 2014.

Collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2014

Nith, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dumfries and Galloway in 2014, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2014

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2014: 45, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75456226
2ndA76222517
3rdA74(M)212806
4thA701152404
5thA713101222
6thA714101002
7thA7118902
8thB7218901
9thB702071300
10thB70767812
11thB7257812
12thA76802
13thA7096900
14thB7236700
15thB7296700
16thA7465701
17thA775900
18thA7124401
19thA7564401
20thB7244502

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2014

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2014: 34.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2014

DG1 and DG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2014, with 44 each.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2014, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years