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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2001, and 580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2000 (417), and casualties fell from 609.

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

Collisions in 2001
412
Down 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
580
Down 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2001

1.5% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2001 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious8320%
  • Slight32378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious9617%
  • Slight47682%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 412, down 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday70 (17%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.2%)
  • February38 (9.2%)
  • March23 (5.6%)
  • April24 (5.8%)
  • May25 (6.1%)
  • June52 (13%)
  • July31 (7.5%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September37 (9%)
  • October31 (7.5%)
  • November33 (8%)
  • December38 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (47%)
  • Wet or damp170 (41%)
  • Frost or ice30 (7.3%)
  • Snow19 (4.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph107 (26%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph298 (72%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant406 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2075 (13%)
  • 21 to 2552 (9%)
  • 26 to 35130 (22%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5574 (13%)
  • 56 to 6554 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (66%)
  • Passenger159 (27%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (71%)
  • Motorcycle54 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 9 busiest accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

How the Scottish Borders ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 2001.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2001

Hawick and Hermitage, Scottish Borders, TD9 9RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2001, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2001

The A72 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2001: 39, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA72396417
2ndA7365909
3rdA68212905
4thA698182205
5thA6105132103
6thA697131802
7thA701131823
8thA1101502
9thA70881003
10thB646181103
11thA70271601
12thB70971301
13thA60886700
14thA60916800
15thA6996904
16thB700961203
17thA110751002
18thA7035701
19thB63525602
20thB635551002

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2001

Hawick had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2001: 23.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2001

TD1 and TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2001, with 52 each.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years