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DG4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
499
2,422nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
690
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
24 people killed
Serious collisions
123
154 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for DG4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal234.6%
  • Serious12325%
  • Slight35371%

What the data shows

  • DG4 had 38 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 83 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in DG4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 87 children under 16 were killed or injured in DG4, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in DG4.

Where DG4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,422nd
Most casualties
2,430th
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
2,409th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (12%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (12%)
  • Thursday60 (12%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday90 (18%)
  • Sunday79 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting107 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway493 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph152 (30%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph344 (69%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Other14 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant415 (60%)
  • Pedestrian81 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)47 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DG4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DG4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DG4 peaked at 25 in 1991; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202435
202322
202233
202133
202034
201946
2018612
201767
201645
2015918
201466
201344
201246
201177
201079
2009713
20081719
2007916
20061319
20051012
20041111
20031619
2002913
20011213
20001013
1999911
19981214
19971214
1996711
1995912
19941823
19932032
19921527
19912533
19902131
19891726
19881116
19872029
19861618
19851115
19841721
19831517
19821120
19811218
19801525
19791727

Map of recent crashes in DG4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DG4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DG4

The 24 most recent collisions in DG4 happened between 29 August 2018 and 21 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DG4

The A76 has the most collisions in DG4, 333 of 499 (67%), followed by the B740 (40).

Collisions in DG4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA763334811882
2ndB7404051210
3rdB7972332210

Council areas covering DG4

Collisions in DG4 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dumfries and Galloway has 494 of 499 (99%).

Collisions in DG4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDumfries and Galloway49468322120
2ndSouth Lanarkshire4613