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DG12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,316 road traffic collisions in the DG12 postcode district, Dumfries and Galloway, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,808 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 364 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,316
2,055th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,808
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
42 people killed
Serious collisions
364
474 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
Up 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DG12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal393%
  • Serious36428%
  • Slight91369%

What the data shows

  • DG12 had 149 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 268 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in DG12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 273 children under 16 were killed or injured in DG12, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in DG12.

Where DG12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,055th
Most casualties
2,064th
Most fatal collisions
1,538th
Most serious collisions
1,863rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (13%)
  • Tuesday180 (14%)
  • Wednesday184 (14%)
  • Thursday202 (15%)
  • Friday216 (16%)
  • Saturday209 (16%)
  • Sunday159 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight944 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting210 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,273 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph550 (42%)
  • 40 mph25 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph726 (55%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,019 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds171 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,123 (62%)
  • Pedestrian247 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (9%)
  • Cyclist127 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)55 (3%)
  • Van occupant51 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DG12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DG12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DG12 peaked at 50 in 1982; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251822
20241420
20231213
20221317
202177
20201115
20191014
20182028
20171928
20162547
20151927
20142834
20132334
20122426
20112429
20103750
20092531
20082630
20073143
20063143
20053551
20043648
20033353
20023356
20011931
20001620
19993245
19983457
19972334
19962838
19953044
19942537
19932836
19922436
19912635
19904870
19894759
19883645
19873040
19863746
19852931
19843350
19832934
19825071
19814654
19804562
19794767

Map of recent crashes in DG12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DG12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DG12

The 24 most recent collisions in DG12 happened between 14 August 2024 and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DG12

The A75 has the most collisions in DG12, 366 of 1,316 (28%), followed by the B721 (219).

Collisions in DG12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7536654725102
2ndB721219291258
3rdB72293121230
4thB72491141331
5thB63575884222
6thB7235877315
7thB7020295909
8thA743402

Council area for DG12

DG12 is in Dumfries and Galloway, where police recorded 19,421 collisions from 1979 to 2025. DG12 accounts for 6.8% of them.

Town in DG12

Of the 1,316 collisions in DG12, 477 (36%) were in Annan.