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A74(M) accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 724 collisions on the A74(M) from 1983 to 2025, with 1,054 casualties. Of those crashes, 32 were fatal and 174 serious, and 38 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 17 collisions on the A74(M), level with 2024, with 36 casualties.

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Collisions since 1983
724
1,458th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,054
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
38 people killed
Serious collisions
174
220 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Up 38% on 2024

Crash severity on the A74(M)

On the A74(M), 4.4% of collisions were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal324.4%
  • Serious17424%
  • Slight51872%

Where the A74(M) ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,458th
Most casualties
1,372nd
Most fatal collisions
640th
Most serious collisions
1,196th

A74(M) accidents by year

Collisions on the A74(M) peaked at 41 in 2007 and were down to 17 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A74(M), 1983 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251736
20241726
20231721
20222231
20211633
2020911
20191929
20181517
20172231
20162836
20153665
20142835
20133343
20123145
20113545
20102629
20093751
200847
20074163
20063254
20053956
20043855
20033851
20023557
20014053
20002431
19991422
199815
199700
199611
199500
199411
199311
199200
199100
199000
198900
198800
198711
198634
198513
198411
198314

When crashes happen on the A74(M)

Friday has the most collisions on the A74(M) (124), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (148).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (16%)
  • Tuesday85 (12%)
  • Wednesday94 (13%)
  • Thursday103 (14%)
  • Friday124 (17%)
  • Saturday99 (14%)
  • Sunday100 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am59 (8.1%)
  • 3am to 6am70 (9.7%)
  • 6am to 9am116 (16%)
  • 9am to noon87 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm118 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm148 (20%)
  • 6pm to 9pm88 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight38 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (9.3%)
  • February54 (7.5%)
  • March47 (6.5%)
  • April45 (6.2%)
  • May55 (7.6%)
  • June67 (9.3%)
  • July77 (11%)
  • August74 (10%)
  • September50 (6.9%)
  • October62 (8.6%)
  • November60 (8.3%)
  • December66 (9.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight474 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting236 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A74(M) crashes

On the A74(M), 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 70 mph and 48% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 40 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph14 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph706 (98%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (8.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (4%)
  • Other46 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (48%)
  • Wet or damp291 (40%)
  • Snow40 (5.5%)
  • Frost or ice36 (5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep12 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway701 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.4%)
  • Single carriageway2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A74(M) crashes

Car occupants make up 76% of the people killed or injured on the A74(M), followed by van occupants (10%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant804 (76%)
  • Van occupant107 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)83 (7.9%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (1%)
  • Pedestrian11 (1%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car803 (66%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes261 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes120 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2092 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 25103 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35250 (24%)
  • 36 to 45192 (18%)
  • 46 to 55146 (14%)
  • 56 to 65123 (12%)
  • 66 to 7562 (5.9%)
  • Over 7522 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider636 (60%)
  • Passenger407 (39%)
  • Pedestrian11 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A74(M)

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A74(M)

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A74(M) crashes by council area

Collisions on the A74(M) were recorded in 3 council areas. Dumfries and Galloway has the most, with 604, followed by South Lanarkshire (111) and Cumberland (8).

Collisions on the A74(M) in each area, 1983 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDumfries and Galloway60489026150
2ndSouth Lanarkshire111151523
3rdCumberland81211

A74(M) crashes by town

Collisions on the A74(M) were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Gretna (5) and Lockerbie (4).

Recent crashes on the A74(M)

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A74(M), from 10 September 2024 to 29 November 2025.

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