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DG1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,126 road traffic collisions in the DG1 postcode district, Dumfries and Galloway, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,124 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 80 were fatal and 738 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 28 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
3,126
1,260th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,124
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
80
89 people killed
Serious collisions
738
884 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
35
Up 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DG1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal802.6%
  • Serious73824%
  • Slight2,30874%

What the data shows

  • DG1 had 290 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 581 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in DG1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 522 children under 16 were killed or injured in DG1, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in DG1.

Where DG1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,260th
Most casualties
1,272nd
Most fatal collisions
507th
Most serious collisions
872nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday398 (13%)
  • Tuesday422 (13%)
  • Wednesday458 (15%)
  • Thursday531 (17%)
  • Friday558 (18%)
  • Saturday454 (15%)
  • Sunday305 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,241 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit507 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting343 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,711 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road166 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout114 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph36 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph1,615 (52%)
  • 40 mph98 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1,346 (43%)
  • 70 mph17 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,440 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds441 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds78 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (1%)
  • Fog or mist26 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (0.5%)
  • Other49 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,281 (55%)
  • Pedestrian687 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist478 (12%)
  • Cyclist266 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant125 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)124 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant92 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DG1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DG1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DG1 peaked at 107 in 1986; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 28
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252835
20242631
20232845
20222734
20212837
20201319
20193241
20184165
20172533
20164261
20154569
20144458
20134351
20125166
20114357
20106689
20096483
20087096
20077792
200678124
200598125
20047393
20036694
20027397
20016988
20006281
19994059
199882108
199778104
19966577
19957488
199497131
199370101
19927494
199193107
1990100130
198999116
198888117
198798124
1986107130
198577106
198476101
198397127
198289121
1981105145
198098126
1979107148

Map of recent crashes in DG1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DG1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DG1

The 24 most recent collisions in DG1 happened between 1 May and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DG1

The A75 has the most collisions in DG1, 687 of 3,126 (22%), followed by the A701 (431).

Collisions in DG1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA756871,00941178
2ndA70143163511115
3rdA709243345951
4thB725182217546
5thA780136157040
6thA756129147129
7thA781109126025
8thB72487117126
9thA769901

Council area for DG1

DG1 is in Dumfries and Galloway, where police recorded 19,421 collisions from 1979 to 2025. DG1 accounts for 16% of them.

Towns in DG1

Collisions in DG1 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Dumfries (1,316) and Heathhall and Locharbriggs (216).