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Castle Douglas road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, from 1979 to 2025, and 223 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 48 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
194
1,986th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
223
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
7 people killed
Serious collisions
48
52 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Castle Douglas

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal63.1%
  • Serious4825%
  • Slight14072%

What the data shows

  • Castle Douglas had 24 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 35 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in Castle Douglas were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 47 children under 16 were killed or injured in Castle Douglas, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Castle Douglas.

Where Castle Douglas ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,986th
Most casualties
2,137th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,780th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday27 (14%)
  • Saturday31 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (94%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph6 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant90 (40%)
  • Pedestrian73 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (15%)
  • Cyclist20 (9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Castle Douglas road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Douglas, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Castle Douglas peaked at 11 in 1982; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202456
202300
202200
202122
202033
201922
201822
201745
201644
201522
201479
201322
201244
201100
201066
200911
200846
200789
200611
200544
200445
200322
200233
200168
200034
199955
199844
199744
199633
199546
1994811
199311
199255
199177
199044
198968
198834
1987710
198666
198566
198445
198379
19821114
198188
198088
197923

Map of recent crashes in Castle Douglas

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Castle Douglas

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Castle Douglas

The 24 most recent collisions in Castle Douglas happened between 28 May 2016 and 30 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Castle Douglas

The A713 has the most collisions in Castle Douglas, 63 of 194 (32%), followed by the A75 (37).

Collisions in Castle Douglas on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7136371214
2ndA753745212
3rdB736202313
4thA745172206

Council area for Castle Douglas

Castle Douglas is in Dumfries and Galloway, where police recorded 19,421 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Castle Douglas accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for Castle Douglas

All 194 collisions in Castle Douglas were in the DG7 postcode district.