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Dumfries road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,316 road traffic collisions in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 485 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,316
412th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,656
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
24 people killed
Serious collisions
485
512 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
23
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Dumfries

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal210.9%
  • Serious48521%
  • Slight1,81078%

What the data shows

  • Dumfries had 223 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 407 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Dumfries were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 540 children under 16 were killed or injured in Dumfries, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Dumfries.

Where Dumfries ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
412th
Most casualties
443rd
Most fatal collisions
473rd
Most serious collisions
345th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday307 (13%)
  • Tuesday351 (15%)
  • Wednesday351 (15%)
  • Thursday387 (17%)
  • Friday370 (16%)
  • Saturday338 (15%)
  • Sunday212 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,714 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit558 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,823 (79%)
  • Roundabout158 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway155 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road155 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph47 (2%)
  • 30 mph2,077 (90%)
  • 40 mph45 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph142 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,881 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds299 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant960 (36%)
  • Pedestrian832 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist388 (15%)
  • Cyclist316 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Dumfries road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Dumfries peaked at 94 in 1991; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252023
20241416
20232121
20222020
20212023
20201114
20193134
20183033
20172326
20163339
20153140
20143441
20133339
20123846
20112930
20105060
20095057
20084450
20075153
20064753
20055160
20044752
20035267
20024657
20014952
20005876
19992834
19985362
19975560
19964251
19955154
19946672
19935668
19925155
199194112
19906470
19898595
19886266
19878797
19868189
19854753
19846272
19836980
19826878
198193109
19807787
197992110

Map of recent crashes in Dumfries

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Dumfries

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Dumfries

The 24 most recent collisions in Dumfries happened between 20 June 2024 and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Dumfries

The A76 has the most collisions in Dumfries, 315 of 2,316 (14%), followed by the A75 (208).

Collisions in Dumfries on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA76315378752
2ndA75208249244
3rdA756160186138
4thA780158176147
5thA709103133120
6thA70193110112
7thA7818592018
8thB7257883113
9thA7103335110
10thA71181104

Council area for Dumfries

Dumfries is in Dumfries and Galloway, where police recorded 19,421 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Dumfries accounts for 12% of them.

Postcode districts in Dumfries

Collisions in Dumfries were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by DG1 (1,316) and DG2 (1,000).