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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 503 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1982, and 698 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 223 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (497), and casualties fell from 724.

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

Collisions in 1982
503
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
698
Down 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
22
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
223
44% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1982

4.4% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1982 were fatal and 44% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal224.4%
  • Serious22344%
  • Slight25851%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal243.4%
  • Serious30243%
  • Slight37253%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 503, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday56 (11%)
  • Wednesday59 (12%)
  • Thursday62 (12%)
  • Friday89 (18%)
  • Saturday86 (17%)
  • Sunday89 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.4%)
  • February28 (5.6%)
  • March39 (7.8%)
  • April39 (7.8%)
  • May45 (8.9%)
  • June37 (7.4%)
  • July44 (8.7%)
  • August47 (9.3%)
  • September60 (12%)
  • October46 (9.1%)
  • November42 (8.3%)
  • December44 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (9.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other21 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (51%)
  • Wet or damp193 (38%)
  • Frost or ice40 (8%)
  • Snow10 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (32%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph339 (67%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (14%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist33 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant32 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20166 (24%)
  • 21 to 25102 (15%)
  • 26 to 35104 (15%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5563 (9%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.4%)
  • Over 7510 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (58%)
  • Passenger223 (32%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car503 (65%)
  • Motorcycle95 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in the Scottish Borders

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Scottish Borders ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 1982.

Collisions
191st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1982

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1982: 70, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA770101129
2ndA684473325
3rdA723443212
4thA698283619
5thA12338213
6thA6971930010
7thA6091151803
8thA701152108
9thA6105121806
10thA703101105
11thA608991512
12thA611291017
13thA69991313
14thB637481005
15thA110771003
16thA7026804
17thA7076706
18thB643861612
19thB63555603
20thB64375704

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1982

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1982: 44.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1982

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1982: 78.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1982, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years