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DG7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,768 road traffic collisions in the DG7 postcode district, Dumfries and Galloway, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 75 were fatal and 516 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, up 40% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1979
1,768
1,857th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,524
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
75
86 people killed
Serious collisions
516
670 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Up 40% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
64
Up 113% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DG7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal754.2%
  • Serious51629%
  • Slight1,17767%

What the data shows

  • DG7 had 218 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 360 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in DG7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 212 children under 16 were killed or injured in DG7, 8.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in DG7.

Where DG7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,857th
Most casualties
1,843rd
Most fatal collisions
587th
Most serious collisions
1,439th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday245 (14%)
  • Tuesday223 (13%)
  • Wednesday209 (12%)
  • Thursday252 (14%)
  • Friday275 (16%)
  • Saturday292 (17%)
  • Sunday272 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,313 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting352 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,720 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout13 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph347 (20%)
  • 40 mph25 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1,385 (78%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,275 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds273 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds77 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Other41 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,765 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist269 (11%)
  • Pedestrian150 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant95 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)92 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist67 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DG7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DG7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DG7 peaked at 63 in 1980; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253564
20242530
20231216
20221523
20211625
20201216
20191925
20182338
20173141
20163042
20152230
20143037
20132225
20123140
20113253
20103439
20094364
20085377
20075276
20064159
20054460
20043443
20034155
20023649
20014562
20002742
19994260
19984561
19974975
19963648
19953452
19943752
19933958
19924151
19915683
19904356
19893754
19884166
19875075
19864364
19854775
19845386
19834258
19826089
19815268
19806384
19795378

Map of recent crashes in DG7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DG7

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DG7

The 24 most recent collisions in DG7 happened between 14 May and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DG7

The A75 has the most collisions in DG7, 527 of 1,768 (30%), followed by the A713 (348).

Collisions in DG7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7552784331164
2ndA71334849923110
3rdA745121172232
4thA712113141234
5thA71195129333
6thB7366484217
7thB727486028
8thB7953857014
9thB794365226
10thA762334908
11thA702161906
12thB72971202
13thA7105700
14thA7555501

Council areas covering DG7

Collisions in DG7 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dumfries and Galloway has 1,755 of 1,768 (99%).

Collisions in DG7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDumfries and Galloway1,7552,50475513
2ndEast Ayrshire121903

Town in DG7

Of the 1,768 collisions in DG7, 194 (11%) were in Castle Douglas.