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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2017, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2016 (270), and casualties fell from 386.

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

Collisions in 2017
236
Down 13% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
314
Down 19% on 2016
Fatal collisions
11
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2017

4.7% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.7%
  • Serious4318%
  • Slight18277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal144.5%
  • Serious5217%
  • Slight24879%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 236, down 13% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 236
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday47 (20%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday37 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.2%)
  • February23 (9.7%)
  • March24 (10%)
  • April16 (6.8%)
  • May23 (9.7%)
  • June17 (7.2%)
  • July21 (8.9%)
  • August16 (6.8%)
  • September16 (6.8%)
  • October18 (7.6%)
  • November20 (8.5%)
  • December25 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (17%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (60%)
  • Wet or damp71 (30%)
  • Frost or ice17 (7.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph55 (23%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph150 (64%)
  • 70 mph22 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (10%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2033 (11%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3544 (14%)
  • 36 to 4544 (14%)
  • 46 to 5557 (18%)
  • 56 to 6542 (13%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.4%)
  • Over 7521 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (71%)
  • Passenger72 (23%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 2017.

Collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2017

North West Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, DG2 9BF area and Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway, DG9 7BJ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2017, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2017

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2017: 41, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75417337
2ndA74(M)202825
3rdA701121603
4thA711111421
5thA76111311
6thA71381103
7thA778901
8thB7218901
9thA7106701
10thA7126703
11thA7145702
12thB70765601
13thA74410
14thA7094400
15thA7023601
16thA7083311
17thA7163300
18thA7453300
19thA7473300
20thB63573403

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2017

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2017: 23.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2017

DG2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2017: 39.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years