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A780 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 208 collisions on the A780 from 1980 to 2025, with 241 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 57 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions on the A780, up 150% from 2 in 2024, with 5 casualties.

Collisions since 1980
208
3,194th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
241
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
57
59 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
Up 150% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
Up 150% on 2024

Crash severity on the A780

On the A780, 1% of collisions were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious5727%
  • Slight14972%

Where the A780 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,194th
Most casualties
3,392nd
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
2,775th

A780 accidents by year

Collisions on the A780 peaked at 13 in 1998 and were down to 5 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A780, 1980 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202422
202333
202233
202122
202011
201911
201846
201722
201611
201523
201434
2013810
2012913
201167
201045
200966
2008912
200744
200655
200555
200445
200368
200299
2001610
20001113
19991214
19981314
199799
199666
199555
199488
199389
19921012
19911011
199046
198900
198800
198700
198600
198511
198400
198300
198200
198100
198011

When crashes happen on the A780

Thursday has the most collisions on the A780 (39), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (56).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (17%)
  • Thursday39 (19%)
  • Friday28 (13%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am12 (5.8%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (1.9%)
  • 6am to 9am23 (11%)
  • 9am to noon40 (19%)
  • Noon to 3pm39 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm56 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm21 (10%)
  • 9pm to midnight13 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.6%)
  • February15 (7.2%)
  • March25 (12%)
  • April14 (6.7%)
  • May16 (7.7%)
  • June16 (7.7%)
  • July16 (7.7%)
  • August17 (8.2%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October13 (6.3%)
  • November15 (7.2%)
  • December20 (9.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight157 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A780 crashes

On the A780, 89% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph185 (89%)
  • 60 mph16 (7.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (63%)
  • Wet or damp71 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A780 crashes

Car occupants make up 43% of the people killed or injured on the A780, followed by pedestrians (32%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (43%)
  • Pedestrian78 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car249 (71%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (3.4%)
  • Other14 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2033 (14%)
  • 21 to 2521 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3535 (15%)
  • 36 to 4536 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (15%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.4%)
  • Over 7514 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider114 (47%)
  • Pedestrian78 (32%)
  • Passenger49 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A780

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A780

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A780 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A780 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dumfries and Galloway has the most, with 202, followed by North Ayrshire (6).

Collisions on the A780 in each area, 1980 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDumfries and Galloway202233255
2ndNorth Ayrshire6802

A780 crashes by town

Of the 208 collisions on the A780, 158 were in the built-up area of Dumfries.

Recent crashes on the A780

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A780, from 2 December 2015 to 12 December 2025.

Severity