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Gretna road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 128 road traffic collisions in Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, from 1979 to 2025, and 175 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
128
2,493rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
175
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
34
41 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Gretna

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal64.7%
  • Serious3427%
  • Slight8869%

What the data shows

  • Gretna had 9 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 69% fewer than the 29 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in Gretna were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 35 children under 16 were killed or injured in Gretna, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Gretna.

Where Gretna ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,493rd
Most casualties
2,458th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
2,171st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (12%)
  • Tuesday14 (11%)
  • Wednesday20 (16%)
  • Thursday21 (16%)
  • Friday23 (18%)
  • Saturday14 (11%)
  • Sunday21 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight98 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (12%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph104 (81%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph9 (7%)
  • 70 mph12 (9.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Other3 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant87 (50%)
  • Pedestrian42 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (11%)
  • Cyclist11 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Gretna road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gretna, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Gretna peaked at 8 in 1992; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202311
202200
202111
202000
201923
201811
201711
201622
201533
201446
201335
201233
201133
201000
2009611
200847
200722
200611
200559
200422
200335
200244
200145
200022
199922
1998611
199744
199645
199544
199448
199347
1992811
199123
199011
198923
198833
198744
198644
198524
198422
198334
198223
198133
198033
197938

Map of recent crashes in Gretna

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Gretna

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Gretna

The 24 most recent collisions in Gretna happened between 3 September 2011 and 8 February 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Gretna

The B721 has the most collisions in Gretna, 21 of 128 (16%), followed by the A74 (7).

Collisions in Gretna on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB721213116
2ndA7471205
3rdB707671102
4thA74(M)5812
5thA753300

Council areas covering Gretna

Collisions in Gretna were recorded in 2 council areas. Dumfries and Galloway has 121 of 128 (95%).

Collisions in Gretna by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDumfries and Galloway121159632
2ndCumberland61502

Postcode district for Gretna

All 128 collisions in Gretna were in the DG16 postcode district.