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DG8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,819 road traffic collisions in the DG8 postcode district, Dumfries and Galloway, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,677 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 80 were fatal and 535 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, up from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,819
1,831st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,677
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
80
93 people killed
Serious collisions
535
725 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DG8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal804.4%
  • Serious53529%
  • Slight1,20466%

What the data shows

  • DG8 had 217 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 355 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 34% of collisions in DG8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 321 children under 16 were killed or injured in DG8, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in DG8.

Where DG8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,831st
Most casualties
1,777th
Most fatal collisions
507th
Most serious collisions
1,393rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday242 (13%)
  • Tuesday239 (13%)
  • Wednesday243 (13%)
  • Thursday237 (13%)
  • Friday304 (17%)
  • Saturday321 (18%)
  • Sunday233 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,255 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting454 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,775 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout12 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph337 (19%)
  • 40 mph16 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1,451 (80%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,353 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds284 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Other49 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,808 (68%)
  • Pedestrian194 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist184 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)148 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant138 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist83 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DG8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DG8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DG8 peaked at 61 in 1991; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252026
20241827
20232831
20222428
20211216
20201518
20191824
20183043
20172540
20162737
20151824
20143339
20133442
20123657
20113040
20103546
20094065
20083547
20073748
20065772
20053853
20045278
20035265
20024877
20013860
20004056
19992939
19983953
19975889
19963762
19954462
19943962
19934076
19925275
19916181
19904559
19895477
19884673
19874981
19864196
19854761
19844155
19834156
19826198
19815688
198060108
19793967

Map of recent crashes in DG8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DG8

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 DG8

The 24 most recent collisions in DG8 happened between 9 October 2024 and 21 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DG8

The A75 has the most collisions in DG8, 581 of 1,819 (32%), followed by the A714 (370).

Collisions in DG8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7558195647178
2ndA7143705221497
3rdA746139199243
4thA74792128427
5thA7126676128
6thB70045177119
7thB7334868018
8thB7079415219
9thB70054053015
10thA7554400
11thA7013400
12thA7113501
13thA773400
14thB7273301

Council areas covering DG8

Collisions in DG8 were recorded in 3 council areas. Dumfries and Galloway has 1,805 of 1,819 (99%).

Collisions in DG8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDumfries and Galloway1,8052,65880533
2ndCumberland7800
3rdSouth Ayrshire5801

Town in DG8

Of the 1,819 collisions in DG8, 145 (8%) were in Newton Stewart.