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B7079 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 46 collisions on the B7079 from 1979 to 2023, with 57 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 12 serious, and 1 person was killed.

The last recorded collision on the B7079 was on 24 October 2023.

Collisions since 1979
46
4,653rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
57
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
12
13 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
24 Oct 2023
Busiest year
1980
5 collisions

Crash severity on the B7079

On the B7079, 2.2% of collisions were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2023

  • Fatal12.2%
  • Serious1226%
  • Slight3372%

Where the B7079 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,653rd
Most casualties
4,711th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,483rd

B7079 accidents by year

Collisions on the B7079 peaked at 5 in 1980, and none have been recorded since 2023.

Collisions and casualties on the B7079, 1979 to 2023

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202311
202200
202100
202011
201911
201800
201700
201624
201500
201400
201300
201222
201100
201011
200911
200800
200700
200611
200522
200433
200300
200222
200112
200000
199900
199800
199700
199635
199522
199422
199312
199233
199111
199012
198900
198823
198722
198600
198511
198411
198311
198200
198123
198057
197911

When crashes happen on the B7079

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B7079 (9), and 6pm to 9pm is the busiest time of day (13).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (15%)
  • Tuesday6 (13%)
  • Wednesday9 (20%)
  • Thursday5 (11%)
  • Friday8 (17%)
  • Saturday7 (15%)
  • Sunday4 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am4 (8.7%)
  • 9am to noon9 (20%)
  • Noon to 3pm9 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm5 (11%)
  • 6pm to 9pm13 (28%)
  • 9pm to midnight6 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (15%)
  • February1 (2.2%)
  • March4 (8.7%)
  • April2 (4.3%)
  • May4 (8.7%)
  • June5 (11%)
  • July3 (6.5%)
  • August1 (2.2%)
  • September9 (20%)
  • October4 (8.7%)
  • November2 (4.3%)
  • December4 (8.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight37 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B7079 crashes

On the B7079, 72% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 70% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph33 (72%)
  • 60 mph13 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds36 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry32 (70%)
  • Wet or damp13 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway46 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B7079 crashes

Car occupants make up 56% of the people killed or injured on the B7079, followed by pedestrians (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant32 (56%)
  • Pedestrian9 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (11%)
  • Cyclist5 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (3.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car56 (75%)
  • Motorcycle6 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (7%)
  • 16 to 2016 (28%)
  • 21 to 256 (11%)
  • 26 to 359 (16%)
  • 36 to 456 (11%)
  • 46 to 553 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 654 (7%)
  • 66 to 755 (8.8%)
  • Over 751 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider37 (65%)
  • Passenger11 (19%)
  • Pedestrian9 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B7079

Map of the 24 latest recorded crashes on the B7079

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B7079 crashes by council area

Of the 46 collisions on the B7079, 42 were in Dumfries and Galloway.

Collisions on the B7079 in each area, 1979 to 2023
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDumfries and Galloway4253110

B7079 crashes by town

Of the 46 collisions on the B7079, 27 were in the built-up area of Newton Stewart.

Latest recorded crashes on the B7079

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B7079, from 9 April 1994 to 24 October 2023.

Severity