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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2002, and 630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2001 (412), and casualties rose from 580.

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

Collisions in 2002
449
Up 9% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
630
Up 9% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2002

2% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2002 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious9822%
  • Slight34276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious11618%
  • Slight50580%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 449, up 9% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (11%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday75 (17%)
  • Sunday64 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (4.9%)
  • February24 (5.3%)
  • March37 (8.2%)
  • April30 (6.7%)
  • May34 (7.6%)
  • June38 (8.5%)
  • July40 (8.9%)
  • August54 (12%)
  • September35 (7.8%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December44 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (48%)
  • Wet or damp203 (45%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.8%)
  • Snow9 (2%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (28%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph316 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant450 (71%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant35 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2077 (12%)
  • 21 to 2570 (11%)
  • 26 to 35133 (21%)
  • 36 to 45103 (16%)
  • 46 to 5581 (13%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.8%)
  • Over 7533 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (64%)
  • Passenger178 (28%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car524 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

How the Scottish Borders ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2002.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2002

Hawick and Hermitage, Scottish Borders, TD9 9RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2002, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2002

The A7 and A72 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2002, with 43 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA74369014
2ndA72435416
3rdA68283714
4thA697172015
5thA6105131614
6thA698111203
7thA1101802
8thA70191101
9thB635791405
10thA70381303
11thB635581201
12thB70981304
13thA609171101
14thA611271103
15thA69971404
16thB637471403
17thA60886600
18thA60896801
19thB635861000
20thB63975502

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2002

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2002: 29.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2002

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2002: 74.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2002, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years