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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2022, and 251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 2021 (150), and casualties rose from 204.

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

Collisions in 2022
190
Up 27% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
251
Up 23% on 2021
Fatal collisions
6
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2022

3.2% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2022 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.2%
  • Serious6635%
  • Slight11862%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.2%
  • Serious8032%
  • Slight16365%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 190, up 27% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 190
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday23 (12%)
  • Wednesday22 (12%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday41 (22%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (7.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (6.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.8%)
  • February14 (7.4%)
  • March21 (11%)
  • April17 (8.9%)
  • May12 (6.3%)
  • June13 (6.8%)
  • July15 (7.9%)
  • August22 (12%)
  • September23 (12%)
  • October12 (6.3%)
  • November16 (8.4%)
  • December12 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (70%)
  • Wet or damp50 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (6.3%)
  • 30 mph35 (18%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph125 (66%)
  • 70 mph16 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (6%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2041 (16%)
  • 21 to 2520 (8%)
  • 26 to 3538 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (15%)
  • 66 to 7518 (7.2%)
  • Over 7520 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (66%)
  • Passenger74 (29%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (68%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (3.4%)
  • Minibus5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 and the 7 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 2022.

Collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2022

Nith, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dumfries and Galloway in 2022, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2022

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2022: 24, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA752432210
2ndA74(M)172508
3rdA711122015
4thA70191212
5thA7097913
6thA7147804
7thA7126703
8thA766702
9thA7024402
10thA7104502
11thB70764501
12thB7214602
13thB7244803
14thB7254602
15thA73401
16thA7453601
17thA773401
18thA7803301
19thA7132300
20thA7182200

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2022

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2022: 20.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2022

DG2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2022: 32.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2022, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years