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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2018, and 357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2017 (236), and casualties rose from 314.

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

Collisions in 2018
258
Up 9% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
357
Up 14% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2018

2.3% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2018 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious6726%
  • Slight18572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious8323%
  • Slight26775%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 258, up 9% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 258
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday27 (10%)
  • Saturday37 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.1%)
  • February22 (8.5%)
  • March16 (6.2%)
  • April27 (10%)
  • May21 (8.1%)
  • June24 (9.3%)
  • July18 (7%)
  • August27 (10%)
  • September21 (8.1%)
  • October24 (9.3%)
  • November13 (5%)
  • December24 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (65%)
  • Wet or damp71 (28%)
  • Snow10 (3.9%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph52 (20%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph185 (72%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (11%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7%)
  • Van occupant25 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2040 (11%)
  • 21 to 2540 (11%)
  • 26 to 3546 (13%)
  • 36 to 4544 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (18%)
  • 56 to 6545 (13%)
  • 66 to 7529 (8.1%)
  • Over 7520 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (68%)
  • Passenger89 (25%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (70%)
  • Motorcycle39 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 2018.

Collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2018

Nith, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dumfries and Galloway in 2018, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2018

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2018: 38, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75386517
2ndA76263316
3rdA701132115
4thA74(M)121422
5thA709101702
6thA71491111
7thA7118903
8thB72181202
9thB70767801
10thA776702
11thA7565501
12thB7235600
13thB7295800
14thA7084403
15thA7104401
16thA7124601
17thA7134401
18thA7804601
19thB70204401
20thB7364404

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2018

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2018: 30.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2018

DG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2018: 41.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2018, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years