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DG11 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,227 road traffic collisions in the DG11 postcode district, Dumfries and Galloway, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 111 were fatal and 629 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, down 24% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
2,227
1,640th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,338
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
111
129 people killed
Serious collisions
629
879 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
Down 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Down 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DG11

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1115%
  • Serious62928%
  • Slight1,48767%

What the data shows

  • DG11 had 250 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 466 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in DG11 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 265 children under 16 were killed or injured in DG11, 8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in DG11.

Where DG11 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,640th
Most casualties
1,543rd
Most fatal collisions
224th
Most serious collisions
1,127th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday292 (13%)
  • Tuesday296 (13%)
  • Wednesday276 (12%)
  • Thursday351 (16%)
  • Friday390 (18%)
  • Saturday321 (14%)
  • Sunday301 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,478 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting605 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,321 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway884 (40%)
  • Roundabout11 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph304 (14%)
  • 40 mph13 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph39 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph1,026 (46%)
  • 70 mph841 (38%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,619 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds340 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds79 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds36 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist27 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.6%)
  • Other59 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,311 (69%)
  • Van occupant209 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist204 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian189 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)188 (5.6%)
  • Minibus occupant80 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (1.7%)
  • Cyclist55 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DG11 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DG11, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DG11 peaked at 79 in 1979; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252231
20242940
20232230
20222633
20212130
20201824
20192333
20182733
20173042
20163251
20153153
20144461
20133547
20124055
20115068
20104253
20095174
20085573
20076893
20065082
20056191
20045674
20036080
20024761
20014660
20003856
19993666
19985077
19975390
19964772
19953961
19946078
199364105
19926299
19916996
19906799
19896293
19885782
19875188
198667129
19854767
19844683
19835379
198263113
198164100
198067111
197979122

Map of recent crashes in DG11

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DG11

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DG11

The 24 most recent collisions in DG11 happened between 7 November 2024 and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DG11

The A74 has the most collisions in DG11, 480 of 2,227 (22%), followed by the A74(M) (330).

Collisions in DG11 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7448082144140
2ndA74(M)3304951785
3rdA7092563751466
4thB723198261266
5thA701138209939
6thB7076118154729
7thB7020103152127
8thB706890121333
9thB7225775214
10thB7253956216
11thM74243605
12thB6357223526
13thA509381104
14thA59571102
15thA755502

Council areas covering DG11

Collisions in DG11 were recorded in 3 council areas. Dumfries and Galloway has 2,195 of 2,227 (99%).

Collisions in DG11 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDumfries and Galloway2,1953,290111620
2ndCumberland293909
3rdWestmorland and Furness3900

Town in DG11

Of the 2,227 collisions in DG11, 176 (7.9%) were in Lockerbie.