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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 451 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1998, and 643 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1997 (396), and casualties rose from 565.

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

Collisions in 1998
451
Up 14% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
643
Up 14% on 1997
Fatal collisions
15
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1998

3.3% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.3%
  • Serious6013%
  • Slight37683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious7111%
  • Slight55787%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 451, up 14% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (12%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday84 (19%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.7%)
  • February45 (10%)
  • March34 (7.5%)
  • April24 (5.3%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June37 (8.2%)
  • July42 (9.3%)
  • August52 (12%)
  • September27 (6%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November38 (8.4%)
  • December29 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (52%)
  • Wet or damp186 (41%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (25%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph332 (74%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway438 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant465 (72%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2080 (12%)
  • 21 to 2554 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 35145 (23%)
  • 36 to 4590 (14%)
  • 46 to 5578 (12%)
  • 56 to 6556 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6.1%)
  • Over 7522 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (58%)
  • Passenger210 (33%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car563 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1998.

Collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1998

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1998: 45, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7456426
2ndA68406328
3rdA72334712
4thA701315431
5thA1173131
6thA697152204
7thA708132304
8thB6355122201
9thA1107101502
10thA609191303
11thA610591311
12thA70291000
13thA69981300
14thA7077903
15thA69861401
16thA7036701
17thB63576801
18thB64616701
19thA60895500
20thB635951000

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1998

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1998: 24.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1998

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1998: 68.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years