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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 579 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1989, and 867 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 216 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1988 (478), and casualties rose from 686.

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

Collisions in 1989
579
Up 21% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
867
Up 26% on 1988
Fatal collisions
20
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
216
37% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1989

3.5% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1989 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.5%
  • Serious21637%
  • Slight34359%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.4%
  • Serious29134%
  • Slight55564%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 579, up 21% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (12%)
  • Tuesday68 (12%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (14%)
  • Friday116 (20%)
  • Saturday100 (17%)
  • Sunday72 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5%)
  • February43 (7.4%)
  • March47 (8.1%)
  • April38 (6.6%)
  • May52 (9%)
  • June58 (10%)
  • July41 (7.1%)
  • August63 (11%)
  • September60 (10%)
  • October53 (9.2%)
  • November51 (8.8%)
  • December44 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight432 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (6.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds424 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Other10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (52%)
  • Wet or damp247 (43%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.3%)
  • Snow9 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph173 (30%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph404 (70%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway568 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant597 (69%)
  • Pedestrian79 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant53 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20167 (19%)
  • 21 to 25131 (15%)
  • 26 to 35156 (18%)
  • 36 to 45106 (12%)
  • 46 to 5558 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6566 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5.7%)
  • Over 7530 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider486 (56%)
  • Passenger302 (35%)
  • Pedestrian79 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car659 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle35 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had the 165th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1989

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1989: 78, including 2 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA778109233
2ndA6861108717
3rdA724156214
4thA6983959016
5thA12851211
6thA697203728
7thA7031633010
8thA6105131503
9thB6461121914
10thA6089101530
11thA701101405
12thB6374101305
13thA611291206
14thA69991004
15thA110781604
16thA70281104
17thB635971003
18thB639771602
19thB63606604
20thB63996601

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1989

Hawick had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1989: 51.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1989

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1989: 95.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1989, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years