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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2009, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2008 (385), and casualties fell from 533.

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

Collisions in 2009
363
Down 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
505
Down 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
12
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2009

3.3% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2009 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.3%
  • Serious7120%
  • Slight28077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious9118%
  • Slight40179%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 363, down 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (11%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.6%)
  • February24 (6.6%)
  • March28 (7.7%)
  • April32 (8.8%)
  • May28 (7.7%)
  • June27 (7.4%)
  • July32 (8.8%)
  • August36 (9.9%)
  • September31 (8.5%)
  • October29 (8%)
  • November27 (7.4%)
  • December34 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other33 (9.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (46%)
  • Wet or damp148 (41%)
  • Frost or ice32 (8.8%)
  • Snow15 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (24%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph260 (72%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (5%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4%)
  • 16 to 2080 (16%)
  • 21 to 2557 (11%)
  • 26 to 3555 (11%)
  • 36 to 4575 (15%)
  • 46 to 5599 (20%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider323 (64%)
  • Passenger145 (29%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had the 172nd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2009

Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2009, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2009

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2009: 42, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7427036
2ndA683250110
3rdA1162702
4thA72152203
5thA698141813
6thA701121914
7thB6355121602
8thA610591200
9thA6978900
10thA70371004
11thA11075500
12thA60895502
13thA6995601
14thA7085602
15thB64615500
16thB7095501
17thA60914810
18thA7024701
19thA7074600
20thB63574401

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2009

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2009: 29.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2009

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2009: 66.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2009, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years