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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1987, and 731 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 202 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1986 (458), and casualties rose from 649.

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

Collisions in 1987
471
Up 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
731
Up 13% on 1986
Fatal collisions
22
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
202
43% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1987

4.7% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1987 were fatal and 43% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal224.7%
  • Serious20243%
  • Slight24752%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal233.1%
  • Serious27838%
  • Slight43059%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 471, up 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (11%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (12%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (17%)
  • Sunday77 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.9%)
  • February28 (5.9%)
  • March29 (6.2%)
  • April24 (5.1%)
  • May40 (8.5%)
  • June47 (10%)
  • July48 (10%)
  • August37 (7.9%)
  • September61 (13%)
  • October42 (8.9%)
  • November37 (7.9%)
  • December41 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (7.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (25%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (46%)
  • Wet or damp204 (43%)
  • Frost or ice40 (8.5%)
  • Snow8 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (27%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph342 (73%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway464 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant499 (68%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant46 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20130 (18%)
  • 21 to 25114 (16%)
  • 26 to 35145 (20%)
  • 36 to 4582 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.2%)
  • Over 7531 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (53%)
  • Passenger275 (38%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car525 (71%)
  • Motorcycle59 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1987.

Collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
165th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1987

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1987: 66, including 4 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA76699423
2ndA684584319
3rdA724063216
4thA6983567214
5thA1275278
6thA697142306
7thA1107132526
8thB6355111606
9thA610591704
10thA69991412
11thA70281104
12thA61127803
13thA70171606
14thB63747805
15thB63997703
16thB646171215
17thA70361101
18thB63575703
19thB7095503
20thB7115703

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1987

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1987: 34.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1987

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1987: 80.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1987, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years