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DG9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,935 road traffic collisions in the DG9 postcode district, Dumfries and Galloway, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 58 were fatal and 547 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
1,935
1,783rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,653
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
58
71 people killed
Serious collisions
547
672 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
Up 33% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
39
Up 30% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DG9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal583%
  • Serious54728%
  • Slight1,33069%

What the data shows

  • DG9 had 189 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 338 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in DG9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 414 children under 16 were killed or injured in DG9, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in DG9.

Where DG9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,783rd
Most casualties
1,786th
Most fatal collisions
978th
Most serious collisions
1,360th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday268 (14%)
  • Tuesday268 (14%)
  • Wednesday252 (13%)
  • Thursday280 (14%)
  • Friday301 (16%)
  • Saturday295 (15%)
  • Sunday271 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,325 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting379 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,742 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road137 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout29 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph33 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph827 (43%)
  • 40 mph35 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1,029 (53%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,478 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds253 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds69 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds59 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other50 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,600 (60%)
  • Pedestrian470 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist185 (7%)
  • Cyclist166 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)78 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant63 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DG9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DG9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DG9 peaked at 77 in 1991; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 28
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252839
20242130
20231316
20221321
20211823
202089
20192125
20181929
20172223
20162632
20152637
20143445
20133239
20122834
20112732
20103140
20093449
20083340
20074460
20064977
20054355
20044453
20033846
20024753
20014762
20005785
19994264
19984047
19973339
19963953
19953654
19945990
19935988
19925983
199177105
19907397
19896086
19883548
19876997
19865983
19854768
19844963
19835673
19825171
19815177
198070101
197968112

Map of recent crashes in DG9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DG9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DG9

The 24 most recent collisions in DG9 happened between 11 February and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DG9

The A77 has the most collisions in DG9, 430 of 1,935 (22%), followed by the A75 (272).

Collisions in DG9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7743066018135
2ndA752723981974
3rdA718219274286
4thA716188289863
5thB73795107125
6thA717374517
7thA7115801

Council areas covering DG9

Collisions in DG9 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dumfries and Galloway has 1,927 of 1,935 (99.6%).

Collisions in DG9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDumfries and Galloway1,9272,63858544
2ndSouth Ayrshire81503

Town in DG9

Of the 1,935 collisions in DG9, 734 (38%) were in Stranraer.