Road collisions in Dumfries and Galloway

Latest figures published 1 Oct 2026. Each figure shows its own source and date.

The police recorded 941 road collisions where someone was hurt on Dumfries and Galloway's roads from 2021 to 2025. 39 were fatal and 345 serious.

Dumfries and Galloway in 2025

Reported injury collisions
222
Fatal
12
Serious
73
Fatal and serious per 100,000 people
58.4
Great Britain: 39.4

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Collisions each year

Reported injury collisions in Dumfries and Galloway by year
YearFatalSeriousSlightAll
2021106674150
2022666118190
2023569113187
2024671115192
20251273137222

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted.

Who was hurt

1,277 people were killed or injured in collisions on Dumfries and Galloway's roads from 2021 to 2025, 444 of them killed or seriously injured. They are counted where the collision happened, not where they live.

People killed or injured on Dumfries and Galloway's roads by road user, 2021 to 2025
Road userKilledSeriously injuredSlightly injuredAll
Pedestrian6415198
Cyclist1273462
Motorcyclist77139117
Car occupant21215618854
Van or goods vehicle occupant53175111
Bus or coach occupant16411
Other1111224
All road users424028331,277

Source: DfT STATS19 casualties, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted. Killed means the person died within 30 days. Small numbers can change a lot from one year to the next.

By speed limit

2021 to 2025.

  • 20 mph61
  • 30 mph167
  • 40 mph9
  • 50 mph5
  • 60 mph619
  • 70 mph80

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Town and country roads

2021 to 2025, as DfT classes the place of each collision.

  • Urban20.2%
  • Rural79.8%

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cars in Dumfries and Galloway

Licensed cars kept in Dumfries and Galloway at the end of June 2026, by where the registered keeper lives. Company cars are counted where the company is registered, so a lease firm's home council can look high.

Licensed cars
79,556
Up 0.9% in a year
Cars per 1,000 people
547
Great Britain: 491
Fully electric
2.4%
Great Britain: 5.9%
Kept by a company
5.7%
Great Britain: 10.2%
Petrol
39,398 (49.5%)
Diesel
29,559 (37.2%)
Hybrid (petrol)
6,881 (8.6%)
Electric and other fuels
3,718 (4.7%)

Source: DfT VEH0105, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; DfT VEH0142, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Other councils

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