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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2013, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2012 (263), and casualties fell from 370.

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

Collisions in 2013
257
Down 2% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
335
Down 9% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2013

1.6% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2013 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious5923%
  • Slight19475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious7623%
  • Slight25576%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 257, down 2% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 257
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (17%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4.7%)
  • February20 (7.8%)
  • March23 (8.9%)
  • April16 (6.2%)
  • May14 (5.4%)
  • June30 (12%)
  • July23 (8.9%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October22 (8.6%)
  • November23 (8.9%)
  • December20 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (56%)
  • Wet or damp90 (35%)
  • Snow13 (5.1%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (30%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph168 (65%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (93%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (11%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2045 (13%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3546 (14%)
  • 36 to 4551 (15%)
  • 46 to 5565 (19%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.8%)
  • Over 7524 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (70%)
  • Passenger76 (23%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car302 (75%)
  • Motorcycle37 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 2013.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2013

Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2013, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2013

The A68 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2013: 26, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68264318
2ndA7222906
3rdA72181907
4thA6105121404
5thA699121912
6thA698101204
7thA69771711
8thA7027701
9thB63556901
10thA15701
11thA7035601
12thA60914501
13thA7014401
14thA7074401
15thA60893401
16thB63523301
17thB63583400
18thB63603501
19thB64013300
20thB7093300

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2013

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2013: 22.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2013

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2013: 40.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years