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B740 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 64 collisions on the B740 from 1979 to 2024, with 91 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 16 serious, and 2 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B740 in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
64
4,436th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
91
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
16
17 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
4 in 2024

Crash severity on the B740

On the B740, 3.1% of collisions were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal23.1%
  • Serious1625%
  • Slight4672%

Where the B740 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,436th
Most casualties
4,380th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,250th

B740 accidents by year

Collisions on the B740 peaked at 4 in 2008; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B740, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202424
202311
202212
202100
202023
201900
201822
201733
201600
201523
201422
201311
201211
201100
201011
200922
200845
200722
200637
200511
200411
200322
200222
200100
200011
199934
199800
199722
199600
199511
199422
199346
199238
199100
199000
198935
198813
198700
198600
198523
198400
198311
198200
198113
198046
197911

When crashes happen on the B740

Saturday has the most collisions on the B740 (13), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (15).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (11%)
  • Tuesday7 (11%)
  • Wednesday10 (16%)
  • Thursday4 (6.3%)
  • Friday12 (19%)
  • Saturday13 (20%)
  • Sunday11 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (11%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am7 (11%)
  • 9am to noon10 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm13 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm15 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm6 (9.4%)
  • 9pm to midnight6 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (14%)
  • February5 (7.8%)
  • March3 (4.7%)
  • April3 (4.7%)
  • May7 (11%)
  • June3 (4.7%)
  • July9 (14%)
  • August6 (9.4%)
  • September8 (13%)
  • October4 (6.3%)
  • November3 (4.7%)
  • December4 (6.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight44 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B740 crashes

On the B740, 92% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 53% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph5 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph59 (92%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds41 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (6.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (6.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (3.1%)
  • Other4 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry34 (53%)
  • Wet or damp18 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (11%)
  • Snow4 (6.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway63 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B740 crashes

Car occupants make up 60% of the people killed or injured on the B740, followed by motorcyclists (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant55 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (13%)
  • Van occupant11 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (11%)
  • Pedestrian2 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car44 (54%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (21%)
  • Motorcycle12 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.2%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 152 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2015 (16%)
  • 21 to 2511 (12%)
  • 26 to 3522 (24%)
  • 36 to 4511 (12%)
  • 46 to 5518 (20%)
  • 56 to 655 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 755 (5.5%)
  • Over 752 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider59 (65%)
  • Passenger30 (33%)
  • Pedestrian2 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B740

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B740

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B740 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B740 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dumfries and Galloway has the most, with 40, followed by South Lanarkshire (23).

Collisions on the B740 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDumfries and Galloway405118
2ndSouth Lanarkshire233818

Recent crashes on the B740

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B740, from 15 September 2007 to 1 May 2024.

Severity