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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1993, and 662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1992 (489), and casualties fell from 756.

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

Collisions in 1993
472
Down 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
662
Down 12% on 1992
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1993

2.3% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1993 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious8217%
  • Slight37980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious11117%
  • Slight54082%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1993 is highlighted, with 472, down 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.8%)
  • February44 (9.3%)
  • March48 (10%)
  • April27 (5.7%)
  • May36 (7.6%)
  • June35 (7.4%)
  • July39 (8.3%)
  • August41 (8.7%)
  • September45 (9.5%)
  • October39 (8.3%)
  • November38 (8.1%)
  • December43 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting108 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (50%)
  • Wet or damp190 (40%)
  • Frost or ice29 (6.1%)
  • Snow17 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (26%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph347 (74%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant492 (74%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant33 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2084 (13%)
  • 21 to 25105 (16%)
  • 26 to 35133 (20%)
  • 36 to 45104 (16%)
  • 46 to 5564 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.8%)
  • Over 7524 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (58%)
  • Passenger214 (32%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car584 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle28 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle25 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had the 172nd most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1993

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1993: 51, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7518239
2ndA684772012
3rdA72324403
4thA698253632
5thA1243214
6thA697182904
7thA703162714
8thA6105121401
9thB63559900
10thB646191001
11thA609181000
12thA7018904
13thA110771401
14thA61127801
15thB63746911
16thB64046800
17thB7096701
18thA60895801
19thA6995902
20thB63575700

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1993

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1993: 22.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1993

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1993: 53.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1993, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years