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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2015, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2014 (310), and casualties fell from 395.

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

Collisions in 2015
276
Down 11% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
393
Down 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
9
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2015

3.3% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious4717%
  • Slight22080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight32482%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 276, down 11% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 276
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (11%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (17%)
  • Friday33 (12%)
  • Saturday45 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.2%)
  • February14 (5.1%)
  • March21 (7.6%)
  • April21 (7.6%)
  • May28 (10%)
  • June28 (10%)
  • July31 (11%)
  • August32 (12%)
  • September26 (9.4%)
  • October10 (3.6%)
  • November19 (6.9%)
  • December26 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (62%)
  • Wet or damp88 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.3%)
  • Snow6 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (31%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph164 (59%)
  • 70 mph25 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (11%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (66%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2058 (15%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3559 (15%)
  • 36 to 4549 (12%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6550 (13%)
  • 66 to 7536 (9.2%)
  • Over 7513 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (63%)
  • Passenger112 (28%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2015.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2015

Nith, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dumfries and Galloway in 2015, with 12 collisions.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2015

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2015: 44, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75446534
2ndA74(M)234336
3rdA76172711
4thA711111502
5thA7018804
6thA7097902
7thA7771102
8thB7217700
9thA7106801
10thB63576900
11thB70766902
12thA75611
13thA7125602
14thA71351000
15thB7255500
16thA7084403
17thA7564400
18thB72441102
19thB7294600
20thA7023301

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2015

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2015: 31.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2015

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2015: 45.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2015, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years