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DG3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 709 road traffic collisions in the DG3 postcode district, Dumfries and Galloway, from 1979 to 2025, and 975 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 189 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
709
2,318th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
975
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
27
32 people killed
Serious collisions
189
237 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for DG3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal273.8%
  • Serious18927%
  • Slight49370%

What the data shows

  • DG3 had 76 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 130 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in DG3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 91 children under 16 were killed or injured in DG3, 9.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in DG3.

Where DG3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,318th
Most casualties
2,328th
Most fatal collisions
1,946th
Most serious collisions
2,269th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (13%)
  • Tuesday105 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (11%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday130 (18%)
  • Saturday100 (14%)
  • Sunday111 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight496 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting155 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway681 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph179 (25%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph508 (72%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds518 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant628 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (13%)
  • Pedestrian78 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist36 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DG3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DG3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DG3 peaked at 35 in 1982; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251013
202478
202346
202278
202179
202044
201988
20181619
2017711
201668
2015911
20141215
20131415
20121521
20111313
20101012
20091112
20081720
20071619
20061317
20051727
20041930
20031821
20021927
20011420
20001114
1999912
19981319
19971523
19961216
19951219
19941632
19931418
19921925
19912237
19901320
19892226
19881736
1987912
19862123
19851722
19841624
19832336
19823543
19813547
19803343
19793254

Map of recent crashes in DG3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DG3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DG3

The 24 most recent collisions in DG3 happened between 3 July 2022 and 6 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DG3

The A76 has the most collisions in DG3, 327 of 709 (46%), followed by the A702 (135).

Collisions in DG3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA763274951794
2ndA702135174439
3rdB729222706
4thA75172104
5thA701101105
6thA7566800

Council areas covering DG3

Collisions in DG3 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dumfries and Galloway has 701 of 709 (99%).

Collisions in DG3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDumfries and Galloway70196627188
2ndSouth Lanarkshire7801