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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2004, and 640 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (442), and casualties rose from 630.

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

Collisions in 2004
453
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
640
Up 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2004

2.4% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2004 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious8118%
  • Slight36180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious9315%
  • Slight53684%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 453, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (12%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.8%)
  • February39 (8.6%)
  • March22 (4.9%)
  • April43 (9.5%)
  • May35 (7.7%)
  • June45 (9.9%)
  • July34 (7.5%)
  • August43 (9.5%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October29 (6.4%)
  • November42 (9.3%)
  • December44 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (48%)
  • Wet or damp201 (44%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4%)
  • Snow10 (2.2%)
  • Mud3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph102 (23%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph336 (74%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway437 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (71%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.2%)
  • Cyclist11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2096 (15%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 35120 (19%)
  • 36 to 45103 (16%)
  • 46 to 5583 (13%)
  • 56 to 6555 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.9%)
  • Over 7523 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (62%)
  • Passenger185 (29%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 and the 8 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 (8)

How the Scottish Borders ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had the 174th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2004

Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2004, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2004

The A68 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2004: 41, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68417525
2ndA7385308
3rdA723548210
4thA701192215
5thA697183024
6thA6105162002
7thA703122204
8thA698111300
9thA69991100
10thA171302
11thA609171101
12thA7087713
13thB639771101
14thA110761110
15thB7096900
16thA61125802
17thB63525501
18thB63555802
19thB63575700
20thB63585700

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2004

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2004: 31.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2004

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2004: 66.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years