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Scottish Borders road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1999, and 526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1998 (451), and casualties fell from 643.

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

Collisions in 1999
368
Down 18% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
526
Down 18% on 1998
Fatal collisions
12
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 1999

3.3% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.3%
  • Serious6718%
  • Slight28979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.9%
  • Serious8616%
  • Slight42581%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 368, down 18% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.2%)
  • February37 (10%)
  • March27 (7.3%)
  • April27 (7.3%)
  • May24 (6.5%)
  • June32 (8.7%)
  • July16 (4.3%)
  • August39 (11%)
  • September32 (8.7%)
  • October27 (7.3%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December38 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (57%)
  • Fine with high winds62 (17%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (6.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (47%)
  • Wet or damp160 (43%)
  • Frost or ice26 (7.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph119 (32%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph239 (65%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway354 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (74%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2070 (13%)
  • 21 to 2546 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 35102 (19%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5570 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7540 (7.6%)
  • Over 7524 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (58%)
  • Passenger172 (33%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 1999

Map of the last 14 crashes of 1999 in the Scottish Borders

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

  • 14 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Scottish Borders ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 1999.

Collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 1999

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 1999: 34, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7344614
2ndA72243103
3rdA68213813
4thB6397142404
5thA701121203
6thA6105101412
7thA69891713
8thA69781802
9thA17802
10thB636071102
11thA608961002
12thA7026600
13thA11075511
14thB7095702
15thA60914601
16thA7034601
17thA7084701
18thB63554610
19thB635941110
20thB637441010

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1999

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 1999: 33.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 1999

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 1999: 40.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years