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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 112 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2020, and 146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 43% on 2019 (195), and casualties fell from 249.

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

Collisions in 2020
112
Down 43% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
146
Down 41% on 2019
Fatal collisions
5
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2020

4.5% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2020 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal54.5%
  • Serious3632%
  • Slight7163%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.4%
  • Serious4027%
  • Slight10169%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 112, down 43% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 112
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday17 (15%)
  • Wednesday14 (13%)
  • Thursday21 (19%)
  • Friday21 (19%)
  • Saturday17 (15%)
  • Sunday11 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (6.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.4%)
  • February3 (2.7%)
  • March7 (6.3%)
  • April7 (6.3%)
  • May2 (1.8%)
  • June6 (5.4%)
  • July11 (9.8%)
  • August24 (21%)
  • September9 (8%)
  • October12 (11%)
  • November14 (13%)
  • December11 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight83 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (61%)
  • Wet or damp38 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.7%)
  • Snow2 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph24 (21%)
  • 60 mph77 (69%)
  • 70 mph6 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant84 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (12%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist12 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (8.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2016 (11%)
  • 21 to 2515 (10%)
  • 26 to 3520 (14%)
  • 36 to 4521 (14%)
  • 46 to 5525 (17%)
  • 56 to 6517 (12%)
  • 66 to 7513 (8.9%)
  • Over 756 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider98 (67%)
  • Passenger34 (23%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car126 (66%)
  • Motorcycle17 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (6.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 and the 8 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 (8)

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 2020.

Collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2020

North West Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, DG2 9BF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dumfries and Galloway in 2020, with 6 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2020

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2020: 19, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75192416
2ndA7671102
3rdA74(M)5702
4thA7014511
5thA7093400
6thA7133300
7thB7233400
8thB7253400
9thA7022201
10thA7082210
11thA7102510
12thA7182201
13thA7562201
14thA772201
15thB63572200
16thB70042201
17thB70052200
18thB70202300
19thB70682201
20thB7092200

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2020

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2020: 11.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2020

DG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2020: 18.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2020.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years