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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1996, and 649 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1995 (431), and casualties rose from 621.

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

Collisions in 1996
453
Up 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
649
Up 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
20
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1996

4.4% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal204.4%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight37483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal243.7%
  • Serious7512%
  • Slight55085%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 453, up 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (12%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday80 (18%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.6%)
  • February31 (6.8%)
  • March44 (9.7%)
  • April29 (6.4%)
  • May35 (7.7%)
  • June27 (6%)
  • July32 (7.1%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September40 (8.8%)
  • October43 (9.5%)
  • November54 (12%)
  • December40 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (7.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (6.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (51%)
  • Wet or damp173 (38%)
  • Snow27 (6%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (30%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph313 (69%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway438 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (70%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.7%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2094 (14%)
  • 21 to 2591 (14%)
  • 26 to 35117 (18%)
  • 36 to 4585 (13%)
  • 46 to 5568 (10%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.6%)
  • Over 7530 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (56%)
  • Passenger208 (32%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle28 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle23 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1996.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1996

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1996: 70, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA77010337
2ndA68447725
3rdA72344807
4thA697213113
5thA6105192932
6thA698151901
7thA703152513
8thB6374111303
9thA191422
10thA70281012
11thB64616701
12thA61125600
13thA7085500
14thB63575701
15thB64015601
16thA60884600
17thA60894501
18thA7074602
19thB63524501
20thA11073301

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1996

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1996: 40.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1996

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1996: 87.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years