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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2008, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2007 (334), and casualties rose from 453.

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

Collisions in 2008
385
Up 15% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
533
Up 18% on 2007
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2008

2.6% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2008 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious7519%
  • Slight30078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious8316%
  • Slight44083%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 385, up 15% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (18%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (17%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (11%)
  • February24 (6.2%)
  • March26 (6.8%)
  • April28 (7.3%)
  • May34 (8.8%)
  • June38 (9.9%)
  • July35 (9.1%)
  • August36 (9.4%)
  • September26 (6.8%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November34 (8.8%)
  • December22 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (58%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (23%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other31 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp176 (46%)
  • Dry166 (43%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5.7%)
  • Snow17 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph85 (22%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph287 (75%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Cyclist4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2062 (12%)
  • 21 to 2555 (10%)
  • 26 to 3586 (16%)
  • 36 to 45109 (20%)
  • 46 to 5574 (14%)
  • 56 to 6562 (12%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.9%)
  • Over 7515 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (62%)
  • Passenger157 (29%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car454 (75%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

How the Scottish Borders ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had the 168th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2008

Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2008, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2008

The A68 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2008: 48, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68487328
2ndA73663010
3rdA72162904
4thA698152523
5thA6105121604
6thA701121203
7thA1111801
8thA7089911
9thA608981110
10thA6998900
11thA6977703
12thB63557812
13thA609161203
14thA61126802
15thA7036813
16thB63576702
17thA11075600
18thA60885500
19thB63745801
20thB636041003

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2008

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2008: 28.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2008

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2008: 64.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years