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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2012, and 370 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2011 (275), and casualties rose from 369.

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

Collisions in 2012
263
Down 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
370
Level with 2011
Fatal collisions
9
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2012

3.4% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2012 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.4%
  • Serious5822%
  • Slight19675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious6919%
  • Slight29179%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 263, down 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday47 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8%)
  • February18 (6.8%)
  • March16 (6.1%)
  • April13 (4.9%)
  • May20 (7.6%)
  • June22 (8.4%)
  • July26 (9.9%)
  • August23 (8.7%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October23 (8.7%)
  • November34 (13%)
  • December19 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp122 (46%)
  • Dry121 (46%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.6%)
  • Snow6 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (27%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph190 (72%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3%)
  • 16 to 2063 (17%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3555 (15%)
  • 36 to 4552 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (16%)
  • 56 to 6539 (11%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.9%)
  • Over 7519 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (64%)
  • Passenger104 (28%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (12%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 2012.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2012

Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2012, with 10 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2012

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2012: 25, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7253614
2ndA68223803
3rdA72182708
4thA698131904
5thA697111622
6thA610591201
7thA70391522
8thA171503
9thA60897702
10thA61126901
11thA7086702
12thA609151200
13thA6995800
14thA7013910
15thB63603402
16thB63973300
17thB7093610
18thA7022200
19thB63572301
20thB63582300

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2012

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2012: 19.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2012

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2012: 43.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2012, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years