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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1997, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1996 (453), and casualties fell from 649.

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

Collisions in 1997
396
Down 13% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
565
Down 13% on 1996
Fatal collisions
14
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1997

3.5% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.5%
  • Serious6015%
  • Slight32281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.4%
  • Serious9116%
  • Slight45581%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 396, down 13% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (17%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.1%)
  • February35 (8.8%)
  • March29 (7.3%)
  • April29 (7.3%)
  • May33 (8.3%)
  • June36 (9.1%)
  • July28 (7.1%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September30 (7.6%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November33 (8.3%)
  • December28 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (58%)
  • Wet or damp156 (39%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (35%)
  • 40 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph253 (64%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (73%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2088 (16%)
  • 21 to 2558 (10%)
  • 26 to 35137 (24%)
  • 36 to 4574 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.5%)
  • Over 7520 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (58%)
  • Passenger176 (31%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1997.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1997

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1997: 50, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7506418
2ndA68314624
3rdA72285727
4thA698263511
5thA697142513
6thA701142002
7thA6105122211
8thA703101801
9thA191521
10thB63558900
11thA70271302
12thA60916702
13thB639761004
14thA11075602
15thA7075700
16thB63595700
17thB63605600
18thB63745501
19thB64615801
20thB7095700

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1997

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1997: 34.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1997

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1997: 60.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1997, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years