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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2007, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2006 (371), and casualties fell from 510.

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

Collisions in 2007
334
Down 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
453
Down 11% on 2006
Fatal collisions
15
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2007

4.5% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2007 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.5%
  • Serious6720%
  • Slight25275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.5%
  • Serious8118%
  • Slight35679%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 334, down 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (18%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.3%)
  • February23 (6.9%)
  • March17 (5.1%)
  • April34 (10%)
  • May32 (9.6%)
  • June26 (7.8%)
  • July40 (12%)
  • August21 (6.3%)
  • September26 (7.8%)
  • October21 (6.3%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December27 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (54%)
  • Wet or damp132 (40%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph82 (25%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph234 (70%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (66%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant28 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2065 (14%)
  • 21 to 2533 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 3564 (14%)
  • 36 to 4573 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (15%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.8%)
  • Over 7527 (6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (64%)
  • Passenger120 (26%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car388 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2007.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2007

Hawick and Hermitage, Scottish Borders, TD9 9RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2007, with 16 collisions.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2007

The A68 and A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2007, with 30 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68304725
2ndA7304827
3rdA722331210
4thA1141812
5thA701131721
6thA698121805
7thA6105101912
8thA697101412
9thA6998900
10thB636061000
11thA60885702
12thA60895501
13thA60915901
14thA7035801
15thB63555701
16thA11073400
17thA61123401
18thA7073401
19thA7083421
20thB63573300

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2007

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2007: 22.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2007

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2007: 50.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2007, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years