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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2010, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2009 (363), and casualties fell from 505.

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

Collisions in 2010
307
Down 15% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
398
Down 21% on 2009
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2010

2.6% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2010 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious7424%
  • Slight22573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious8622%
  • Slight30376%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 307, down 15% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 307
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (10%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (17%)
  • Sunday45 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (3.9%)
  • February22 (7.2%)
  • March26 (8.5%)
  • April20 (6.5%)
  • May25 (8.1%)
  • June37 (12%)
  • July25 (8.1%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September34 (11%)
  • October26 (8.5%)
  • November23 (7.5%)
  • December25 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (50%)
  • Wet or damp108 (35%)
  • Frost or ice24 (7.8%)
  • Snow16 (5.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph80 (26%)
  • 40 mph6 (2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph215 (70%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8%)
  • Van occupant24 (6%)
  • Cyclist12 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5%)
  • 16 to 2049 (12%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3553 (13%)
  • 36 to 4577 (19%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6540 (10%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.8%)
  • Over 7525 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (65%)
  • Passenger106 (27%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2010.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2010

Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2010, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2010

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2010: 37, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7374808
2ndA68283906
3rdA72243424
4thA6105141804
5thA1101531
6thA698101623
7thA703101605
8thB635591000
9thA7018802
10thA11075903
11thA609151001
12thA7085603
13thA6974400
14thA6994502
15thB63744600
16thB64044401
17thB64374500
18thA60893401
19thA61123300
20thB63573300

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2010

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2010: 26.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2010

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2010: 56.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years