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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1979, and 734 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 195 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,598 collisions in the Scottish Borders.

Collisions in 1979
519
Casualties in 1979
734
Fatal collisions
13
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
195
38% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1979

2.5% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1979 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious19538%
  • Slight31160%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.9%
  • Serious24934%
  • Slight46463%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 519.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202574112
202487141
2023107156
202294137
2021102140
202083108
2019145218
2018173239
2017186275
2016202302
2015220293
2014221295
2013257335
2012263370
2011275369
2010307398
2009363505
2008385533
2007334453
2006371510
2005447642
2004453640
2003442630
2002449630
2001412580
2000417609
1999368526
1998451643
1997396565
1996453649
1995431621
1994441646
1993472662
1992489756
1991467694
1990497709
1989579867
1988478686
1987471731
1986458649
1985439628
1984427583
1983439653
1982503698
1981497724
1980454706
1979519734

When and where crashes happen in the Scottish Borders in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday69 (13%)
  • Wednesday85 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (12%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday99 (19%)
  • Sunday72 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.9%)
  • February34 (6.6%)
  • March52 (10%)
  • April48 (9.2%)
  • May34 (6.6%)
  • June42 (8.1%)
  • July47 (9.1%)
  • August56 (11%)
  • September54 (10%)
  • October41 (7.9%)
  • November36 (6.9%)
  • December39 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (9.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds32 (6.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Other27 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (45%)
  • Wet or damp189 (36%)
  • Snow54 (10%)
  • Frost or ice45 (8.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (37%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph327 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway501 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (58%)
  • Pedestrian101 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (13%)
  • Van occupant43 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20149 (20%)
  • 21 to 25119 (16%)
  • 26 to 35109 (15%)
  • 36 to 4578 (11%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7543 (5.9%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (54%)
  • Passenger239 (33%)
  • Pedestrian101 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (66%)
  • Motorcycle96 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in the Scottish Borders

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Scottish Borders ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1979.

Collisions
190th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1979

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1979: 93, including 4 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA793136435
2ndA684265120
3rdA6983241114
4thA723145013
5thA12539210
6thA6972326011
7thA6105181918
8thA1107152404
9thA703111605
10thB6355111705
11thA702101605
12thB637491004
13thB63999902
14thA70181304
15thA60917904
16thA70771201
17thA60896610
18thB64615902
19thB64604602
20thA61123302

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1979

Hawick had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1979: 45.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1979

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1979: 89.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years