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DG16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 590 road traffic collisions in the DG16 postcode district, Dumfries and Galloway, from 1979 to 2025, and 905 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 153 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
590
2,369th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
905
1.53 per collision
Fatal collisions
36
40 people killed
Serious collisions
153
232 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for DG16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal366.1%
  • Serious15326%
  • Slight40168%

What the data shows

  • DG16 had 58 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 117 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in DG16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 90 children under 16 were killed or injured in DG16, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in DG16.

Where DG16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,369th
Most casualties
2,350th
Most fatal collisions
1,639th
Most serious collisions
2,345th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (11%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday75 (13%)
  • Friday107 (18%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday110 (19%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight419 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting116 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway190 (32%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph145 (25%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph251 (43%)
  • 70 mph176 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds427 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant602 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)49 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant49 (5.4%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DG16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DG16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DG16 peaked at 24 in 1992; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025817
202449
202388
202238
202148
202022
201979
20181014
201766
201667
20151624
20141322
20131116
20121216
20111014
201067
20091524
20081023
20071619
2006812
20051723
20041012
20031214
20021314
20011723
2000913
19991533
19981324
19971633
1996914
19951924
19941219
19931834
19922440
19912442
19901526
19891524
19881317
19871421
19862335
19851623
198489
19831418
19821216
19811827
19801825
19792137

Map of recent crashes in DG16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DG16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DG16

The 24 most recent collisions in DG16 happened between 29 November 2021 and 2 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DG16

The A75 has the most collisions in DG16, 132 of 590 (22%), followed by the A74 (107).

Collisions in DG16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA751322271131
2ndA74107181836
3rdB72180114321
4thA6071386749
5thA74(M)3761313
6thB7076274208
7thM67811
8thM743501

Council areas covering DG16

Collisions in DG16 were recorded in 3 council areas. Dumfries and Galloway has 461 of 590 (78%).

Collisions in DG16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDumfries and Galloway46169126120
2ndCumberland1252081030
3rdWestmorland and Furness4603

Town in DG16

Of the 590 collisions in DG16, 128 (22%) were in Gretna.