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Newton Stewart road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 145 road traffic collisions in Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, from 1980 to 2025, and 181 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 28 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
145
2,323rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
181
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
28
29 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Newton Stewart

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2819%
  • Slight11680%

What the data shows

  • Newton Stewart had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 31 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Newton Stewart were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Newton Stewart are between noon and 3pm, with 22% of collisions.
  • 52 children under 16 were killed or injured in Newton Stewart, 29% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Newton Stewart ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,323rd
Most casualties
2,409th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,411th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (11%)
  • Tuesday20 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (16%)
  • Thursday22 (15%)
  • Friday23 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (18%)
  • Sunday15 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight111 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph133 (92%)
  • 60 mph10 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant66 (36%)
  • Pedestrian63 (35%)
  • Cyclist16 (8.8%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Newton Stewart road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newton Stewart, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Newton Stewart peaked at 7 in 2006; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202400
202322
202222
202134
202022
201933
201800
201713
201646
201522
201422
201335
201222
201144
201033
200922
200855
200711
200677
200536
200458
200322
2002719
200135
200011
199911
199844
199744
199635
199544
199433
199345
199255
199145
199033
198922
198811
198755
198667
198555
198411
198344
198267
198145
198057

Map of recent crashes in Newton Stewart

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Newton Stewart

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Newton Stewart

The 24 most recent collisions in Newton Stewart happened between 7 November 2013 and 8 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Newton Stewart

The A714 has the most collisions in Newton Stewart, 63 of 145 (43%), followed by the B7079 (27).

Collisions in Newton Stewart on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7146371011
2ndB7079273518
3rdA7541700

Council area for Newton Stewart

Newton Stewart is in Dumfries and Galloway, where police recorded 19,421 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Newton Stewart accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Newton Stewart

All 145 collisions in Newton Stewart were in the DG8 postcode district.