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Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway, DG9 7BJ area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 205 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Stranraer and the Rhins ward, Dumfries and Galloway, from 2001 to 2025, with 232 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 38 were serious.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions here, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
205
4,131st busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
232
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
6
5 in 2024

Crash severity at the DG9 7BJ hotspot

39 of the 205 collisions here (19%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3819%
  • Slight16681%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
38
Slightly injured
193
All casualties
232

Accidents by year at the DG9 7BJ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 16 in 2002, against an average of 8.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the DG9 7BJ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025611
202456
202355
202267
202133
202033
201999
201845
201788
201689
2015811
201445
201355
201277
201188
201066
20091013
200889
20071113
20061417
20051313
20041416
20031112
20021617
20011314

Map of crashes at the DG9 7BJ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near DG9 7BJ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway, DG9 7BJ area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the DG9 7BJ hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Stranraer and the Rhins
Council area
Dumfries and Galloway
Nearest postcode to the centre
DG9 7BJ
Postcode district
DG9
Centre (latitude, longitude)
54.90246, -5.02559
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
6 August 2025
Rank by collisions
4,131st of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the DG9 7BJ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A718, with 29 of 205, followed by the B737 with 29.

Collisions at the DG9 7BJ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7182930010
2ndB737293005
3rdA77232716
4thA717152201
5thA7591500
6thB7331100

Towns near the DG9 7BJ hotspot

All 205 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Stranraer.

All 205 crashes at the DG9 7BJ hotspot

Newest first, from 10 January 2001 to 6 August 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year