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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2011, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2010 (307), and casualties fell from 398.

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

Collisions in 2011
275
Down 10% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
369
Down 7% on 2010
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
21% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2011

2.2% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2011 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious5721%
  • Slight21277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6417%
  • Slight29981%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 275, down 10% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 275
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday36 (13%)
  • Saturday49 (18%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8%)
  • February18 (6.5%)
  • March20 (7.3%)
  • April27 (9.8%)
  • May17 (6.2%)
  • June25 (9.1%)
  • July26 (9.5%)
  • August28 (10%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October25 (9.1%)
  • November20 (7.3%)
  • December17 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Other18 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (52%)
  • Wet or damp106 (39%)
  • Frost or ice17 (6.2%)
  • Snow7 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph61 (22%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph200 (73%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7%)
  • Van occupant20 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2062 (17%)
  • 21 to 2528 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3552 (14%)
  • 36 to 4569 (19%)
  • 46 to 5547 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (12%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.7%)
  • Over 7510 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (68%)
  • Passenger92 (25%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (72%)
  • Motorcycle42 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 2011.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2011

Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2011, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2011

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2011: 35, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA73549111
2ndA68254115
3rdA72203027
4thA701142224
5thA6105111501
6thA698111602
7thA697101302
8thA191002
9thA70381303
10thA6996701
11thB63556800
12thA60915501
13thB7094401
14thA11073300
15thA61123300
16thB63573401
17thB63593401
18thB63603300
19thB64373500
20thA60882201

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2011

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2011: 18.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2011

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2011: 50.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years