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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1995, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1994 (441), and casualties fell from 646.

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

Collisions in 1995
431
Down 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
621
Down 4% on 1994
Fatal collisions
13
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1995

3% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1995 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious8119%
  • Slight33778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious10617%
  • Slight49780%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1995 is highlighted, with 431, down 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (17%)
  • Tuesday49 (11%)
  • Wednesday47 (11%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday70 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.9%)
  • February36 (8.4%)
  • March33 (7.7%)
  • April25 (5.8%)
  • May32 (7.4%)
  • June27 (6.3%)
  • July37 (8.6%)
  • August56 (13%)
  • September34 (7.9%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November37 (8.6%)
  • December35 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (55%)
  • Wet or damp167 (39%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.5%)
  • Snow12 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph131 (30%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph297 (69%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (74%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2091 (15%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 35141 (23%)
  • 36 to 4570 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6550 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (57%)
  • Passenger213 (34%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 in the Scottish Borders

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How the Scottish Borders ranked among 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1995.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1995

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1995: 66, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA766102412
2ndA68446436
3rdA72224014
4thA698212102
5thA697193308
6thA701172604
7thA6105142213
8thA70391403
9thA181110
10thA11076703
11thA7025902
12thB64045901
13thB64615601
14thA60914701
15thA6994501
16thA7074401
17thB63744400
18thA60883500
19thA7083702
20thB63523400

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1995

Hawick had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1995: 32.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1995

TD1 and TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1995, with 60 each.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1995, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years