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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2003, and 630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2002 (449), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2003
442
Down 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
630
Level with 2002
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2003

2.9% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious7918%
  • Slight35079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious10216%
  • Slight51482%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 442, down 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (17%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.6%)
  • February39 (8.8%)
  • March32 (7.2%)
  • April29 (6.6%)
  • May33 (7.5%)
  • June37 (8.4%)
  • July43 (9.7%)
  • August41 (9.3%)
  • September43 (9.7%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November36 (8.1%)
  • December32 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (55%)
  • Wet or damp173 (39%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph123 (28%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (2%)
  • 60 mph299 (68%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway429 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (71%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20106 (17%)
  • 21 to 2559 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3596 (15%)
  • 36 to 45106 (17%)
  • 46 to 5570 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7541 (6.5%)
  • Over 7527 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (62%)
  • Passenger187 (30%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car524 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2003.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2003

Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2003, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2003

The A72 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2003: 40, including 4 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA72406546
2ndA7365115
3rdA68304328
4thA701172114
5thA697162203
6thA6105142212
7thA698141801
8thA1132003
9thA703101500
10thB639791202
11thA69981813
12thB635771102
13thB70971101
14thB63556700
15thA11075502
16thA609151602
17thA7025501
18thA7215902
19thB63995700
20thB64015800

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2003

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2003: 29.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2003

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2003: 65.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2003, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years