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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 441 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1994, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1993 (472), and casualties fell from 662.

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

Collisions in 1994
441
Down 7% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
646
Down 2% on 1993
Fatal collisions
15
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1994

3.4% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1994 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.4%
  • Serious9922%
  • Slight32774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious13821%
  • Slight49376%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1994 is highlighted, with 441, down 7% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (6.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.7%)
  • February32 (7.3%)
  • March37 (8.4%)
  • April25 (5.7%)
  • May38 (8.6%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July32 (7.3%)
  • August41 (9.3%)
  • September34 (7.7%)
  • October41 (9.3%)
  • November34 (7.7%)
  • December49 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (9.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (51%)
  • Wet or damp186 (42%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.3%)
  • Snow9 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (30%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph304 (69%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway423 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant468 (72%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20101 (16%)
  • 21 to 2592 (14%)
  • 26 to 35121 (19%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5556 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.2%)
  • Over 7531 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (54%)
  • Passenger228 (35%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5%)
  • Motorcycle20 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1994.

Collisions
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1994

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1994: 63, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA76397312
2ndA68478418
3rdA72253026
4thA698212413
5thA697142416
6thA1121513
7thA703122303
8thA6088111714
9thA701101201
10thA610591212
11thA70281403
12thB635581301
13thA6997712
14thB64617712
15thB636461000
16thB639961000
17thA60915802
18thB63605501
19thA61124401
20thB63744900

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1994

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1994: 36.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1994

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1994: 76.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1994, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years