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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2005, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2004 (453), and casualties rose from 640.

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

Collisions in 2005
447
Down 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
642
Level with 2004
Fatal collisions
15
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2005

3.4% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2005 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.4%
  • Serious8719%
  • Slight34577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious11518%
  • Slight51180%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 447, down 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (11%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (17%)
  • Sunday63 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.3%)
  • February28 (6.3%)
  • March30 (6.7%)
  • April24 (5.4%)
  • May28 (6.3%)
  • June52 (12%)
  • July36 (8.1%)
  • August36 (8.1%)
  • September41 (9.2%)
  • October61 (14%)
  • November37 (8.3%)
  • December37 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp218 (49%)
  • Dry209 (47%)
  • Snow10 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph102 (23%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph321 (72%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant475 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant34 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2097 (15%)
  • 21 to 2563 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3597 (15%)
  • 36 to 45129 (20%)
  • 46 to 5591 (14%)
  • 56 to 6556 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.4%)
  • Over 7523 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (67%)
  • Passenger175 (27%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (77%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had the 168th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2005

Hawick and Hermitage, Scottish Borders, TD9 9RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2005, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2005

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2005: 43, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7436247
2ndA72396209
3rdA68314815
4thA1254545
5thA697162313
6thA698162702
7thA701162214
8thA6105153216
9thB6357152007
10thA70381502
11thA6997802
12thB64617700
13thB640161001
14thB7096903
15thA11075501
16thA61125600
17thB635251000
18thB63645600
19thB64565510
20thA60914601

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2005

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2005: 25.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2005

TD1 and TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2005, with 62 each.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2005, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years