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A747 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 104 collisions on the A747 from 1979 to 2025, with 140 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 30 serious, and 5 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the A747, level with 2024, with 5 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
104
3,995th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
140
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
30
44 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
Up 67% on 2024

Crash severity on the A747

On the A747, 3.8% of collisions were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal43.8%
  • Serious3029%
  • Slight7067%

Where the A747 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,995th
Most casualties
3,996th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,619th

A747 accidents by year

Collisions on the A747 peaked at 7 in 1982 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A747, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
202433
202344
202211
202100
202000
201911
201823
201733
201600
201512
201411
201300
201212
201133
201034
200944
200811
200723
200623
200534
200411
200311
200211
200122
200046
199900
199800
199712
199633
199535
199435
199325
199247
199145
199000
198945
198833
198711
198633
198544
198422
198322
1982713
198144
198047
197936

When crashes happen on the A747

Saturday has the most collisions on the A747 (18), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (20).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (16%)
  • Tuesday13 (13%)
  • Wednesday13 (13%)
  • Thursday15 (14%)
  • Friday17 (16%)
  • Saturday18 (17%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am10 (9.6%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am16 (15%)
  • 9am to noon18 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm16 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm20 (19%)
  • 6pm to 9pm13 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight11 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.7%)
  • February5 (4.8%)
  • March12 (12%)
  • April9 (8.7%)
  • May7 (6.7%)
  • June8 (7.7%)
  • July10 (9.6%)
  • August14 (13%)
  • September8 (7.7%)
  • October8 (7.7%)
  • November6 (5.8%)
  • December9 (8.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight73 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A747 crashes

On the A747, 77% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 67% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph24 (23%)
  • 60 mph80 (77%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds81 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.9%)
  • Other4 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry70 (67%)
  • Wet or damp29 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A747 crashes

Car occupants make up 72% of the people killed or injured on the A747, followed by motorcyclists (7.9%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant101 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian7 (5%)
  • Cyclist6 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car114 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle10 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2030 (21%)
  • 21 to 2525 (18%)
  • 26 to 3523 (16%)
  • 36 to 4514 (10%)
  • 46 to 558 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6510 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (7.1%)
  • Over 759 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider87 (62%)
  • Passenger46 (33%)
  • Pedestrian7 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A747

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A747

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A747 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A747 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dumfries and Galloway has the most, with 97, followed by Inverclyde (3).

Collisions on the A747 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDumfries and Galloway97133429
2ndInverclyde3301

Recent crashes on the A747

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A747, from 4 September 2010 to 9 September 2025.

Severity