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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2000, and 609 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1999 (368), and casualties rose from 526.

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

Collisions in 2000
417
Up 13% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
609
Up 16% on 1999
Fatal collisions
13
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2000

3.1% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2000 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.1%
  • Serious7318%
  • Slight33179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.5%
  • Serious9816%
  • Slight49681%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 417, up 13% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday71 (17%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (17%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.7%)
  • February27 (6.5%)
  • March26 (6.2%)
  • April31 (7.4%)
  • May22 (5.3%)
  • June34 (8.2%)
  • July37 (8.9%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October48 (12%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December31 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (7.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (47%)
  • Wet or damp189 (45%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph118 (28%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph293 (70%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant452 (74%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant40 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2072 (12%)
  • 21 to 2549 (8%)
  • 26 to 35132 (22%)
  • 36 to 4593 (15%)
  • 46 to 5586 (14%)
  • 56 to 6551 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.8%)
  • Over 7524 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (61%)
  • Passenger193 (32%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle30 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2000

Map of the last 18 crashes of 2000 in the Scottish Borders

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

  • 18 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Scottish Borders ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2000.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2000

The A68 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2000: 31, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68316036
2ndA72954110
3rdA72244011
4thA698162013
5thA697132204
6thA1121211
7thA6105122313
8thA701121512
9thA703122304
10thA110791602
11thB646181001
12thA6996601
13thA7086701
14thB63556802
15thA60895601
16thA7025610
17thB63605700
18thB63975901
19thB64375600
20thA60914700

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2000

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2000: 31.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2000

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2000: 53.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2000, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2000.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years