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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1984, and 583 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1983 (439), and casualties fell from 653.

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

Collisions in 1984
427
Down 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
583
Down 11% on 1983
Fatal collisions
22
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
41% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1984

5.2% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1984 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal225.2%
  • Serious17641%
  • Slight22954%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal233.9%
  • Serious21837%
  • Slight34259%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 427, down 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.8%)
  • February27 (6.3%)
  • March27 (6.3%)
  • April32 (7.5%)
  • May26 (6.1%)
  • June39 (9.1%)
  • July27 (6.3%)
  • August39 (9.1%)
  • September49 (11%)
  • October34 (8%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December49 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (51%)
  • Wet or damp166 (39%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5.6%)
  • Snow13 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (32%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph290 (68%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (61%)
  • Pedestrian71 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7%)
  • 16 to 20139 (24%)
  • 21 to 2582 (14%)
  • 26 to 3596 (16%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6549 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (58%)
  • Passenger173 (30%)
  • Pedestrian71 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (67%)
  • Motorcycle61 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 1984.

Collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1984

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1984: 60, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA76075021
2ndA683447310
3rdA698273729
4thA722745213
5thA11927212
6thA6089131917
7thA701131805
8thA6105121705
9thA697122115
10thA1107101505
11thA703101210
12thA611281204
13thB637481205
14thB63557805
15thB64617901
16thB70625502
17thA60884712
18thA69941012
19thA7024412
20thB63524503

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1984

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1984: 34.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1984

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1984: 74.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1984, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1984.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years