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DG2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,632 road traffic collisions in the DG2 postcode district, Dumfries and Galloway, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 94 were fatal and 679 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 28 collisions, up 33% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
2,632
1,464th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,590
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
94
113 people killed
Serious collisions
679
835 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
Up 33% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
39
Up 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DG2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal943.6%
  • Serious67926%
  • Slight1,85971%

What the data shows

  • DG2 had 300 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 501 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in DG2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 526 children under 16 were killed or injured in DG2, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in DG2.

Where DG2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,464th
Most casualties
1,452nd
Most fatal collisions
340th
Most serious collisions
998th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday371 (14%)
  • Tuesday362 (14%)
  • Wednesday360 (14%)
  • Thursday404 (15%)
  • Friday396 (15%)
  • Saturday396 (15%)
  • Sunday343 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,908 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting401 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit291 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,390 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout102 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph15 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,021 (39%)
  • 40 mph53 (2%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1,518 (58%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,063 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds366 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds56 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.5%)
  • Other38 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,226 (62%)
  • Pedestrian464 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist367 (10%)
  • Cyclist207 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant106 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)85 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DG2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DG2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DG2 peaked at 94 in 1989; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 28
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252839
20242132
20233945
20223244
20211721
20201321
20193339
20183844
20173952
20164050
20154456
20143438
20133547
20123960
20114763
20106174
20095973
20085974
20076797
20065686
200577112
20045867
20036171
20025167
20015668
200068107
19993969
19986793
19975473
19965681
19955479
19947099
199387107
19926692
199189126
199082112
198994129
19886482
198783114
19866171
19854969
19846090
198366101
198275102
198189125
198076113
197979116

Map of recent crashes in DG2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DG2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DG2

The 24 most recent collisions in DG2 happened between 16 April and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DG2

The A76 has the most collisions in DG2, 561 of 2,632 (21%), followed by the A75 (423).

Collisions in DG2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7656178926128
2ndA7542362827117
3rdA7102844311183
4thA7112353511061
5thB729102134526
6thA7805765214
7thA7565066013
8thB7259910
9thA7126903
10thB7936702
11thA7015603
12thA7815601

Council area for DG2

DG2 is in Dumfries and Galloway, where police recorded 19,421 collisions from 1979 to 2025. DG2 accounts for 14% of them.

Town in DG2

Of the 2,632 collisions in DG2, 1,000 (38%) were in Dumfries.