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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2025, and 323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2024 (192), and casualties rose from 264.

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

Collisions in 2025
222
Up 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
323
Up 22% on 2024
Fatal collisions
12
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2025

5.4% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2025 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal125.4%
  • Serious7333%
  • Slight13762%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.7%
  • Serious9329%
  • Slight21867%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 222, up 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 222
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (16%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.7%)
  • February12 (5.4%)
  • March12 (5.4%)
  • April17 (7.7%)
  • May28 (13%)
  • June14 (6.3%)
  • July29 (13%)
  • August19 (8.6%)
  • September20 (9%)
  • October14 (6.3%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December16 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (67%)
  • Wet or damp65 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (2.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (9.9%)
  • 30 mph28 (13%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph146 (66%)
  • 70 mph19 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (11%)
  • Van occupant31 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2040 (12%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3541 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (14%)
  • 66 to 7537 (11%)
  • Over 7518 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (63%)
  • Passenger91 (28%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car231 (62%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (15%)
  • Motorcycle33 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had the 167th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2025

Nith, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dumfries and Galloway in 2025, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2025

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2025: 45, including 5 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA754569511
2ndA74(M)153305
3rdA76121713
4thA711101703
5thA71091404
6thA74591104
7thA70181203
8thA7127703
9thA76723
10thA776602
11thA7095705
12thA7805501
13thA7144701
14thB7254401
15thB7954802
16thA71331002
17thA7183301
18thA7473503
19thA7563601
20thB70763310

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2025

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2025: 20.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2025

DG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2025: 35.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2025, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years