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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1986, and 649 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 199 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (439), and casualties rose from 628.

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

Collisions in 1986
458
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
649
Up 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
43% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1986

2.4% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1986 were fatal and 43% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious19943%
  • Slight24854%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious25439%
  • Slight38459%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 458, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday87 (19%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.1%)
  • February27 (5.9%)
  • March33 (7.2%)
  • April29 (6.3%)
  • May49 (11%)
  • June31 (6.8%)
  • July34 (7.4%)
  • August45 (9.8%)
  • September39 (8.5%)
  • October45 (9.8%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December40 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (49%)
  • Wet or damp164 (36%)
  • Frost or ice45 (9.8%)
  • Snow25 (5.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph134 (29%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph322 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway448 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant33 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20159 (24%)
  • 21 to 25122 (19%)
  • 26 to 35111 (17%)
  • 36 to 4571 (11%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.8%)
  • Over 7515 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (57%)
  • Passenger225 (35%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car517 (72%)
  • Motorcycle64 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (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 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1986.

Collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1986

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1986: 67, including 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA767108024
2ndA724862017
3rdA684575119
4thA6982942116
5thA1203619
6thA6105182415
7thA6971825110
8thA1107101014
9thA707101523
10thA70191506
11thA61128905
12thB646181107
13thA609171101
14thB63577704
15thA60896701
16thA70261004
17thA7036804
18thB63996903
19thB70961012
20thB63555702

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1986

Hawick had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1986: 35.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1986

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1986: 75.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1986, none were fatal and 15 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years