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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1991, and 694 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1990 (497), and casualties fell from 709.

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

Collisions in 1991
467
Down 6% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
694
Down 2% on 1990
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1991

2.6% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1991 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious9220%
  • Slight36378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious11416%
  • Slight56882%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 467, down 6% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (12%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday80 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.4%)
  • February35 (7.5%)
  • March32 (6.9%)
  • April33 (7.1%)
  • May29 (6.2%)
  • June46 (9.9%)
  • July40 (8.6%)
  • August37 (7.9%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October45 (9.6%)
  • November42 (9%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (52%)
  • Wet or damp183 (39%)
  • Frost or ice25 (5.4%)
  • Snow14 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (28%)
  • 60 mph337 (72%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (71%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant41 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20114 (16%)
  • 21 to 25120 (17%)
  • 26 to 35130 (19%)
  • 36 to 4580 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.6%)
  • Over 7528 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (57%)
  • Passenger235 (34%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car563 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • 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 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 1991.

Collisions
186th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
166th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1991

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1991: 70, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA77010018
2ndA685310238
3rdA72385319
4thA698232914
5thA1162815
6thA1107132203
7thA6105121401
8thA697102305
9thB6360101402
10thA70181404
11thB646181101
12thA60897902
13thA611271303
14thA69971411
15thA70271113
16thA7037902
17thA70751301
18thA7085902
19thB63554600
20thB63574401

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1991

Hawick had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1991: 29.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1991

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1991: 74.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1991, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years