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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1983, and 653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1982 (503), and casualties fell from 698.

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

Collisions in 1983
439
Down 13% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
653
Down 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
20
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
42% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1983

4.6% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1983 were fatal and 42% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal204.6%
  • Serious18442%
  • Slight23554%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223.4%
  • Serious26641%
  • Slight36556%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 439, down 13% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (11%)
  • Wednesday43 (9.8%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday89 (20%)
  • Saturday78 (18%)
  • Sunday63 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.9%)
  • February21 (4.8%)
  • March26 (5.9%)
  • April33 (7.5%)
  • May33 (7.5%)
  • June35 (8%)
  • July54 (12%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September42 (9.6%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November41 (9.3%)
  • December34 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (8.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other18 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (54%)
  • Wet or damp166 (38%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5.5%)
  • Snow10 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (29%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph310 (71%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway435 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant437 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (10%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant34 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7%)
  • 16 to 20148 (23%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35108 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7542 (6.4%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (52%)
  • Passenger254 (39%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car477 (69%)
  • Motorcycle64 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 1983.

Collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1983

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1983: 58, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA75877322
2ndA685383227
3rdA6984059119
4thA6973357315
5thA72263609
6thA1152016
7thA6105131923
8thA703101415
9thA70191505
10thA110781716
11thB635581211
12thA70871213
13thA60916803
14thA69961404
15thA70761303
16thB63524500
17thB63604813
18thB7094602
19thA61123601
20thA7023602

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1983

Galashiels and Hawick had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1983, with 32 each.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1983

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1983: 71.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1983, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years