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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 478 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1988, and 686 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1987 (471), and casualties fell from 731.

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

Collisions in 1988
478
Up 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
686
Down 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
40% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1988

2.7% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1988 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious19240%
  • Slight27357%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious24736%
  • Slight42562%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 478, up 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (12%)
  • Wednesday58 (12%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday71 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.2%)
  • February32 (6.7%)
  • March22 (4.6%)
  • April26 (5.4%)
  • May34 (7.1%)
  • June39 (8.2%)
  • July61 (13%)
  • August55 (12%)
  • September43 (9%)
  • October39 (8.2%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December39 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp219 (46%)
  • Dry218 (46%)
  • Frost or ice33 (6.9%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (30%)
  • 60 mph335 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant475 (69%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20133 (19%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 35124 (18%)
  • 36 to 4586 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7547 (6.9%)
  • Over 7523 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (56%)
  • Passenger240 (35%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 1988.

Collisions
198th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1988

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1988: 77, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA777100326
2ndA684683120
3rdA723141010
4thA12644311
5thA697254619
6thA6982138010
7thA701162308
8thA6105132224
9thA702111404
10thA703111304
11thA69971003
12thB63746604
13thB63996804
14thA60895601
15thB63605901
16thA11074402
17thA61124603
18thA7084903
19thB635541103
20thB63584501

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1988

Hawick had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1988: 40.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1988

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1988: 82.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1988, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years