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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1992, and 756 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1991 (467), and casualties rose from 694.

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

Collisions in 1992
489
Up 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
756
Up 9% on 1991
Fatal collisions
20
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1992

4.1% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1992 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal204.1%
  • Serious9018%
  • Slight37978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal263.4%
  • Serious12517%
  • Slight60580%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1992 is highlighted, with 489, up 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (4.9%)
  • February39 (8%)
  • March39 (8%)
  • April48 (9.8%)
  • May48 (9.8%)
  • June33 (6.7%)
  • July51 (10%)
  • August41 (8.4%)
  • September45 (9.2%)
  • October41 (8.4%)
  • November41 (8.4%)
  • December39 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (50%)
  • Wet or damp216 (44%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.3%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (28%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph349 (71%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway476 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant548 (72%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant38 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20119 (16%)
  • 21 to 25117 (15%)
  • 26 to 35138 (18%)
  • 36 to 45102 (13%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6555 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.4%)
  • Over 7526 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (55%)
  • Passenger273 (36%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car607 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had the 174th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
174th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1992

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1992: 71, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA771109414
2ndA685897310
3rdA72315011
4thA698304944
5thA697233605
6thA6105212806
7thA703121613
8thA1112523
9thA701112104
10thA70291101
11thB635591700
12thA611281002
13thA110761410
14thA70861000
15thB63576801
16thB63996601
17thA608951301
18thB63975802
19thA60884710
20thA60914810

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1992

Hawick had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1992: 38.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1992

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1992: 80.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1992, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years