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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2016, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2015 (276), and casualties fell from 393.

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

Collisions in 2016
270
Down 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
386
Down 2% on 2015
Fatal collisions
12
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2016

4.4% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.4%
  • Serious4517%
  • Slight21379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.6%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight31481%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 270, down 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 270
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (16%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.3%)
  • February29 (11%)
  • March22 (8.1%)
  • April24 (8.9%)
  • May19 (7%)
  • June14 (5.2%)
  • July39 (14%)
  • August23 (8.5%)
  • September12 (4.4%)
  • October24 (8.9%)
  • November20 (7.4%)
  • December19 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (8.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (62%)
  • Wet or damp83 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.4%)
  • Snow5 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph73 (27%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph163 (60%)
  • 70 mph26 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2052 (13%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3561 (16%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (14%)
  • 56 to 6549 (13%)
  • 66 to 7528 (7.3%)
  • Over 7516 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (64%)
  • Passenger115 (30%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car327 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2016.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2016

Nith, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dumfries and Galloway in 2016, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2016

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2016: 40, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75407228
2ndA74(M)263301
3rdA701183625
4thA76162212
5thA711122005
6thA7781111
7thB70768801
8thB72571000
9thA7136822
10thA7105620
11thA7125610
12thB7215500
13thA7024401
14thA7094901
15thA7164400
16thA7143400
17thA7183300
18thB63573500
19thB70043500
20thB70203701

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2016

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2016: 33.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2016

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2016: 42.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years