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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1985, and 628 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 199 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1984 (427), and casualties rose from 583.

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

Collisions in 1985
439
Up 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
628
Up 8% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
45% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1985

2.7% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1985 were fatal and 45% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious19945%
  • Slight22852%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious26041%
  • Slight35456%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 439, up 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.3%)
  • February27 (6.2%)
  • March29 (6.6%)
  • April31 (7.1%)
  • May49 (11%)
  • June43 (9.8%)
  • July46 (10%)
  • August41 (9.3%)
  • September43 (9.8%)
  • October30 (6.8%)
  • November35 (8%)
  • December33 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (6.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (24%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (45%)
  • Wet or damp189 (43%)
  • Frost or ice33 (7.5%)
  • Snow17 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

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

Type of road

  • Single carriageway432 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant415 (66%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant41 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist25 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20129 (21%)
  • 21 to 2578 (12%)
  • 26 to 35103 (16%)
  • 36 to 4581 (13%)
  • 46 to 5563 (10%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.3%)
  • Over 7523 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (55%)
  • Passenger220 (35%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 1985.

Collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1985

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1985: 74, including 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA774111041
2ndA684981217
3rdA723546016
4thA6982639113
5thA1203019
6thA697153109
7thA703141807
8thA6105131513
9thA701132516
10thB635591114
11thA611281202
12thA110771411
13thA60916803
14thA6996703
15thB63576804
16thA7025722
17thA7075705
18thB640451204
19thB64385700
20thB64615501

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1985

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1985: 30.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1985

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1985: 72.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1985, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years