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DG10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,059 road traffic collisions in the DG10 postcode district, Dumfries and Galloway, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 314 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,059
2,181st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,589
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
57 people killed
Serious collisions
314
416 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for DG10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal535%
  • Serious31430%
  • Slight69265%

What the data shows

  • DG10 had 120 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 205 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 35% of collisions in DG10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 107 children under 16 were killed or injured in DG10, 6.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 51% of collisions in DG10.

Where DG10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,181st
Most casualties
2,141st
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
1,971st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (14%)
  • Tuesday112 (11%)
  • Wednesday126 (12%)
  • Thursday140 (13%)
  • Friday176 (17%)
  • Saturday182 (17%)
  • Sunday175 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight744 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting275 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway608 (57%)
  • Single carriageway434 (41%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph110 (10%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph331 (31%)
  • 70 mph601 (57%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds676 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds200 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds68 (6.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds38 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1%)
  • Other26 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,124 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)96 (6%)
  • Van occupant95 (6%)
  • Pedestrian64 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (2.1%)
  • Cyclist27 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DG10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DG10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DG10 peaked at 39 in 1998; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025713
20241219
20231112
20221215
20211219
202066
2019911
20181724
20171315
20162130
20151819
20141825
20132327
20121921
20111927
201089
20092227
20082834
20072935
20062133
20053653
20042536
20032329
20023046
20011927
20002840
19992126
19983960
19972547
19963554
19952737
19943264
19933143
19923051
19913343
19902652
19892539
19882139
19872445
19862544
19851530
19842546
19833034
19822132
19812437
19803157
19793357

Map of recent crashes in DG10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DG10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DG10

The 24 most recent collisions in DG10 happened between 7 September 2023 and 2 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DG10

The A74 has the most collisions in DG10, 364 of 1,059 (34%), followed by the A701 (254).

Collisions in DG10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7436464027119
2ndA7012543491272
3rdA74(M)230320750
4thA7087490235
5thM74253505
6thB7076152114
7thB70203400

Council areas covering DG10

Collisions in DG10 were recorded in 3 council areas. Dumfries and Galloway has 1,021 of 1,059 (96%).

Collisions in DG10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDumfries and Galloway1,0211,52447308
2ndSouth Lanarkshire264223
3rdScottish Borders122343