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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 454 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1980, and 706 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1979 (519), and casualties fell from 734.

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

Collisions in 1980
454
Down 13% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
706
Down 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
36% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1980

3.3% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1980 were fatal and 36% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.3%
  • Serious16236%
  • Slight27761%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious24334%
  • Slight44763%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 454, down 13% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (10%)
  • Tuesday46 (10%)
  • Wednesday56 (12%)
  • Thursday82 (18%)
  • Friday93 (20%)
  • Saturday82 (18%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.1%)
  • February27 (5.9%)
  • March30 (6.6%)
  • April36 (7.9%)
  • May32 (7%)
  • June43 (9.5%)
  • July55 (12%)
  • August62 (14%)
  • September36 (7.9%)
  • October33 (7.3%)
  • November41 (9%)
  • December36 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (7.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (51%)
  • Wet or damp170 (37%)
  • Frost or ice32 (7%)
  • Snow18 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph153 (34%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph296 (65%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway445 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant447 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (11%)
  • Pedestrian73 (10%)
  • Van occupant54 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20162 (23%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 35125 (18%)
  • 36 to 4574 (10%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (52%)
  • Passenger269 (38%)
  • Pedestrian73 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car459 (65%)
  • Motorcycle76 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1980

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1980 in the Scottish Borders

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Scottish Borders ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1980.

Collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1980

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1980: 65, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA76594125
2ndA684874121
3rdA723557213
4thA698294729
5thA1233505
6thA697193429
7thA6105142825
8thA701122006
9thA110781204
10thA70381102
11thB70981506
12thB646171011
13thA608861404
14thA609161302
15thA70261522
16thB639961103
17thB63595803
18thA61124812
19thB63554401
20thB64384400

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1980

Hawick had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1980: 35.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1980

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1980: 80.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years