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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1990, and 709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1989 (579), and casualties fell from 867.

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

Collisions in 1990
497
Down 14% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
709
Down 18% on 1989
Fatal collisions
15
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1990

3% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1990 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153%
  • Serious12124%
  • Slight36173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious15622%
  • Slight53676%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 497, down 14% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (13%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7%)
  • February34 (6.8%)
  • March30 (6%)
  • April44 (8.9%)
  • May38 (7.6%)
  • June49 (9.9%)
  • July31 (6.2%)
  • August49 (9.9%)
  • September37 (7.4%)
  • October57 (11%)
  • November36 (7.2%)
  • December57 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (4.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (3%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (48%)
  • Wet or damp213 (43%)
  • Frost or ice26 (5.2%)
  • Snow18 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (35%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph323 (65%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway482 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant477 (67%)
  • Pedestrian90 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant32 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (3%)
  • Cyclist19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20112 (16%)
  • 21 to 25105 (15%)
  • 26 to 35125 (18%)
  • 36 to 45112 (16%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.5%)
  • Over 7531 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (57%)
  • Passenger217 (31%)
  • Pedestrian90 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car583 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle25 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2%)
  • 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 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 1990.

Collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1990

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1990: 79, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA779117219
2ndA6863103120
3rdA72354014
4thA698283708
5thA1255346
6thA6105152305
7thA697142603
8thA701111304
9thA703111303
10thA69991205
11thA70281513
12thB63748801
13thA11076912
14thA7076700
15thB635561111
16thB64605502
17thB64615512
18thA60914502
19thA61124502
20thB63524401

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1990

Hawick had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1990: 48.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1990

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1990: 78.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1990, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years